Senior center A.J. McCollum stood in the halls of Sun Devil Stadium beyond the north end zone near the locker rooms. After practice, he’s careful with his hands, looking at them often and occasionally attempting to adjust them.
Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Todd Graham walks by on the way to his Tuesday media availability. Noticing McCollum, he leans over and says to the assembled crowd; “After his career in football, he’s going to be a GQ model.”
McCollum retorts, “he’s going to be my agent,” but Graham is already gone.
In his second and final season with the program, the 6-foot-2, 311-pound center is playing the best football of his short Sun Devil career.