With Herm Edwards at the helm, Arizona State football has a record of 25-18. His conference record is 17-14 and he is 1-2 in bowl games. Although the Sun Devils finished 8-5 with a Las Vegas Bowl appearance last season, things are in a downward trend in the valley of the sun.
Sports writers across the nation are projecting Arizona State to finish at the bottom of the Pac-12 conference.
An anonymous coach told AthlonSports.com, “This is the biggest dumpster fire in college football. It is absolutely mind blowing that Herm (Edwards) is still employed, at least in the mind of the college coaching community. Everyone knows it’s a ticking time bomb, but no one knows if it’s going off in a month or a year from now.”
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— New York Post (@nypost) June 14, 2022
Entering his fifth season as the head coach in Tempe, the Sun Devils are in hot water as the NCAA is hovering over the program with potential recruiting violations.
Many New Faces at Sun Devil Stadium
17 players entered the transfer portal from last year’s team. Four players were selected in the NFL draft and four more were signed as undrafted free agents.
The biggest player lost in the offseason is three year starting quarterback Jayden Daniels who transferred to LSU. Daniels’ replacement will be Quarterback Emory Jones, a transfer from Florida. Jones, along with Wyoming transfer running back Xazavian Valladay, will be expected to ignite the Sun Devils offense this season. But who knows how a transfer backfield will hold up in their first season together.
ASU has landed one of the most electric QB’s in the country in Emory Jones.
Jones transferred from Florida and was a top 100 recruit out of High School.
While with the Gators, Jones threw for 3,347 yards and 26 TD’s while also rushing for 1,273 yards
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On the defensive side of the ball, Donnie Henderson will take over as the defensive coordinator. The Sun Devils are looking to replace four starters in their secondary. The front seven looks like the strong side of the team. Returning to ASU are linebackers Merlin Robertson and Kyle Soelle. However the team lost freshman All-American Eric Gentry to USC in the offseason. Miami transfer Nesta Jade Silvera should be the leader of the defensive line.
A Schedule That Will Test the Devils
Arizona State will take on Northern Arizona in their home opener on September 1. They then travel to Oklahoma State before returning home against Eastern Michigan. The Sun Devils will then enter conference play where they have home games against Utah, Washington, UCLA and Oregon State; ASU will have road games against USC, Stanford, Colorado and Washington State.
Fan Duel has the over/under set at just 5.5 games for Arizona State. You play to win the game, and if coach Edwards can’t win this season, it may be time for a fresh start.
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