Todd Graham and Rich Rodriguez go way back, and entering 2016 they both have work to do.
College football has a different relevance than it did five years ago in Arizona.
There's good college football played here—not to say there wasn't before. But it's better now. More appealing now.
There's an expectation now.
Arizona State head coach Todd Graham and Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez are the reasons why.
Within a four-year span, the state's rival programs have combined to produce two Pac-12 South Division titles, two Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards, three 10-win seasons, three consensus All-Americans, and 67 total wins, including five bowl victories.