Dave Christensen needed six years to complete his college undergraduate degree.
Roy Hemsley obtained his in half that time from USC. Casey Tucker graduated from Stanford in four years. They’ve already impressed Christensen with their smarts and now get a chance to do the same for him on the football field at Arizona State.
A case can be made that Tucker and Hemsley are the two most important additions for ASU, which opened preseason practice Friday night under first-year coach Herm Edwards. If they can successfully handle the left side of the offensive line, the ripple effect will be great across the front and on the entire offense that might be required to win games while the defense jells.