Despite having 20 years of coaching experience and 10 more in studio, nothing can prepare Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards for what he will encounter on Saturday night in Tempe.
The 64-year-old Edwards makes his college head coaching debut against a University of Texas-San Antonio team that went 6-5 last season under third-year head coach Frank Wilson.
Edwards enters his first game in charge with the comfort in having a quarterback that’s familiar with the bright lights of opening night.
Quarterback Manny Wilkins enters his senior campaign in Tempe with mile-high expectations. The Sun Devils’ veteran signal caller made the Davey O’Brien award preseason watch list this July after posting a 142.