On Tuesday — one day before Arizona State (11-2) faces Texas (12-2) in the Peach Bowl — Dillingham was asked again about why his players have so much confidence in themselves.

Here are five things that Steve Sarkisian and Kenny Dilingham talked about during their joint Peach Bowl press conference on Tuesday:

Texas' Steve Sarkisian and Arizona State's Kenny Dillingham ready for Peach Bowl matchup in huge CFP game for Sun Devils.

ATLANTA — The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl trophy sitting between Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian in a ballroom on the ninth floor of the Westin Peachtree Plaza was like a Kozyrev mirror, a looking glass that lets viewers get a glimpse of their past and future selves.

Most outsiders see Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt and running back Cam Skattebo as athletes who probably tip the scales toward the side of being cocky, but Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham went to bat for his players Tuesday morning, 24 hours before ASU's Peach Bowl matchup against heavily favored Texas (12-2) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham defended the brash comments of players Cam Skattebo and Sam Leavitt heading into the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. During the final news conference Tuesday prior to the game against Texas,