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ASU Football: Herm Edwards proves to be the “New Leadership Model” AD Ray Anderson envisioned
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) After a euphoric win over the Arizona Wildcats that will be etched in ASU football lore, it’s time to face it: nearly everyone was wrong about the hiring of Herm Edwards. Edwards was hired in December 2017 to run athletic director Ray Anderson’s and ASU President Michael Crow’s joint
ASU Football: Play of freshmen shows recruiting potential of coach Edwards and staff as one of bright spots to 2018 campaign
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Nearly one year ago ASU announced it had hired Herm Edwards to lead its football program, replacing sixth-year head coach Todd Graham. The move was criticized for innumerable reasons, but at least one consensus seemed to be Herm’s potential as a recruiter- or at least to be better than
ASU Triathlon: Sun Devils win third straight national championship; Henry goes back-to-back
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State women’s triathlon team continued its domination of the collegiate ranks Sunday afternoon in Tempe as the Sun Devils won their third consecutive national championship. After Sun Devils swept the podium positions in 2017, the team managed to one-up itself in 2018 as Cliff English’s squad
The Way It Is: Hurley extension a pivotal moment for Ray Anderson, ASU
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) It pays to build a winning culture in college basketball. Just ask Bobby Hurley. Reports from SunDevilSource and azcentral sports indicate that Hurley, in his third year at the helm of ASU men’s basketball, is set to receive a major pay raise and contract extension. Pending approval from the
ASU Football: ‘New Leadership Model’ off to a rocky start
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Ray Anderson’s plan isn’t working. Firing Todd Graham was supposed to alleviate the perceived uncertainty that Anderson saw in this program’s future. Instead, the last two weeks have done nothing but put that future in further jeopardy at every turn. “It’s not a situation where we’re going to have to
ASU Football: Takeaways from Herm Edwards’ introductory presser
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Former NFL coach and ESPN analyst Herm Edwards was introduced as ASU football’s next head coach on Monday. Here are five takeaways from a wild, wide-ranging press conference at Sun Devil Stadium. Herm Edwards is a football guy. Edwards is a passionate, motivational speaker that tries to relate football
Column: Press conference does little to validate radical vision for ASU football
(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
GALLERY: Herm Edwards introduced as new head coach of ASU Football
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