TEMPE — Sam Leavitt turned 20 years old on Friday, which is remarkable considering how he has developed as a leader in his first season at ASU.
“My plan from the jump was to go to the College Football Playoff, and it was hard to get everybody to buy into that,” Leavitt said on Wednesday. “And it’s not like I was openly saying it to everybody, ‘Hey, we’re gonna do this and this.’ It’s kind of just a week-to-week thing but, you know, I had that broader perspective from the jump.”
The signal caller said he knew if he talked like that when he first arrived, his teammates might look at him funny, so he just kept his head down and worked to earn their respect. Eleven wins later and it’s clear he has earned it…