Outside of Arizona, many fans of the Arizona State Sun Devils consider the UCLA Bruins to be the program’s biggest rivals. And, like in many cases, the hatred seems to stem from not the differences, but the similarities.
Both Jim Mora and Todd Graham were hired before the 2012 season, and these programs have followed very similar paths to this weekend.
The Sun Devils and Bruins are within a game of each other record-wise since those hirings, with UCLA having better record at 45-29. Both teams have been to one Pac-12 Championship Game, losing to Stanford, and both coaches began the season on the hot seat.