Transition periods are uncomfortable, they’re awkward.
After it was announced that Athletic Director Ray Anderson had fired head coach Todd Graham just a day after Graham and the Devils had convincingly beat rival Arizona 42-30 and locked up the second-best record in the Pac-12 South, the Sun Devil players had to churn on to the bowl game.
Unlike many transition periods, they kept going, preparing for their bowl game under the direction of the recently fired Graham, who said he would coach through the bowl game.
This situation isn’t all that new to new to ASU.