EL PASO, Texas – All season, coach Todd Graham has praised Arizona State’s character, resilience and leadership. Even so, this will be the Sun Devils’ biggest test yet.
Friday’s Hyundai Sun Bowl comes with the program in transition. Fired a month ago, Graham is on his last assignment, trying to beat North Carolina State (8-4) before handing over the program keys to new hire Herm Edwards. Caught in the middle is a football team that has one more game in a season that’s turned out better than expected.
To date, everyone has said the right things.