(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) For a split-second, you can almost see the logic of Ray Anderson’s vision. For 40 years, Arizona State has been trying to win the same way as everybody else in the Pac-12. But in its four decades since joining the conference, sustained tangible success has been scarce. You can’t fault
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ASU Football Coaching Search: The timeline of events that led to Herm Edwards hiring at ASU
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) For the first time since 2011, Arizona State embarked upon a head coaching search for its football. With athletic director Ray Anderson leading the hunt, the Sun Devils were linked with dozens of names, but quickly settled on former NFL coach Herm Edwards. Here is a timeline of events
Official: Herm Edwards hired as next head coach of ASU Football
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State made it official on Sunday. Herm Edwards will be the next head coach of Sun Devil football. Welcome Coach Edwards! Press release: https://t.co/cldSp8KOKE pic.twitter.com/l9zvrCZgmC — Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) December 4, 2017 The announcement comes after days of speculation and reports indicating the former NFL coach and current ESPN analyst would
ASU Football: Sun Devils return to practice while gearing up for impending coaching change
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After a week of speculation and hyper-public-reactions fueled by Arizona State’s coaching search and reported hire of Herm Edwards, there was a level of normalcy this weekend in Tempe. For the first time since last week’s Territorial cup – and coach Todd Graham’s firing – the Sun Devils returned
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils’ record 6-2 with win over Buffalo
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) Arizona State dominated on the boards and used timely runs to claim victory over Buffalo 76-57. The Devils were able to out-rebound the Bulls 47-25 including having 20 offensive boards to offset the 22 turnovers the team had. “We really weren’t happy with our rebounding last week and we
ASU Football: In Herm Edwards, Ray Anderson finds his salesman
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After firing Todd Graham on Sunday, Athletic Director Ray Anderson said he wants to run the ASU football program like a business. Wednesday evening showed Sun Devil fans exactly what that looks like. According to reports by SunDevilSource.com and DevilsDigest.com, former NFL coach Herm Edwards, Anderson’s former client, will
ASU Football Coaching Search: Evaluating how well Kevin Sumlin, other candidates, match Ray Anderson’s coaching wish list
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With Thanksgiving passed and college football’s regular season officially over, two of the holiday's great traditions are underway. The making of wish lists and the churning of the college football coaching carousel. Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson is getting to blend those two activities this winter as he searches
ASU Football: Decision to fire Graham negatively impacts the program
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Todd Graham was relieved of his duties as ASU football coach Sunday morning after six seasons in which he amassed a 46-31 record. A few hours after the news broke, Athletic Director Ray Anderson held a press conference to justify the firing. In the span of 30 minutes, Anderson
ASU Football: Graham fired, unable to raise program to Anderson’s standards
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) Todd Graham made no bones about it when speaking to the media on Sunday. He hadn't expected he was going to get fired. Not after six seasons that produced 46 wins (the third-most in program history), a division title, and four wins over in-state rivals Arizona. Graham’s dismissal comes as little surprise
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils end Cancun Challenge 1-2
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After starting the season 4-0, the Arizona State Sun Devils dropped their first two games of the season as they went 1-2 in the Cancun Challenge over Thanksgiving weekend. Arizona State started the tournament against their most difficult opponent in seventh-ranked Mississippi State. The Sun Devils began the game slowly,