While he stays linked to Michigan, 247Sports' Chris Karpman reported that Dillingham and Arizona State are nearing an agreement on new contract terms. Since taking over as head coach in 2023, the Sun Devils have gone 22-16 and even made a College Football Playoff appearance in 2024.

Karpman alluded to the fact that Dillingham would like to be able to hire a general manager as well. Many programs have undergone this maneuver, perhaps most famously Stanford's hiring of former quarterback Andrew Luck as the general manager of their program.

Well, I think we all thought the rumors of a potential Kenny Dillingham departure were all but squashed — until today. It still feels like

Dillingham, 35, is now the Arizona State head coach and considered a candidate for Michigan’s head coaching vacancy. Dillingham was Chaparral’s quarterbacks coach from 2007-12 and then offensive coordinator in 2013 before taking a job as an analyst at his alma mater, Arizona State, from 2014-15.

Josh Pate of ESPN listed Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham as being 'tailor-made' to replace Sherrone Moore at Michigan.