I was among the skeptics when Herm Edwards left ESPN to take over the Arizona State program, but he has the Sun Devils at 6-4 (also 6-4 against the spread) and in control of their destiny for a berth in the Pac-12 title game if they can pull a minor upset by beating Oregon and then beat Arizona.

Oregon has the better NFL prospect in quarterback Justin Herbert, but Arizona State’s Manny Wilkins has numbers that not only are comparable, but are better in several categories (Herbert has the edge in yards and touchdowns, but Wilkins has fewer interceptions, a higher completion percentage and far better rushing stats).

Edwards has had this team in every game — no loss was by more than a touchdown —and I expect the Sun Devils to take the Ducks to the wire as well.

The play: Arizona State, +3¹/₂.