Arizona State started making history the moment they pulled into the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
Thursday's traditional arrival greeting of Ballet Folklorico dances, mariachis and the Sun Court went on as always, but the setting was a bit different.
Instead of the El Paso Airport, or a nearby hangar where charter jets land, the Sun Devils were greeted at the Marriott Hotel they will be calling home for the next four days. They were greeted as they got off the bus after a seven-hour trip, making them the first Sun Bowl team to bus to El Paso since anyone can immediately recall.