In a move that was reported Wednesday morning, Arizona State announced that former Baylor defensive coordinator Phil Bennett has agreed to take the same position in Tempe.
Bennett will replace Keith Patterson as defensive coordinator as Patterson stay on as the linebackers coach.
The timing was a bit surprising considering we haven’t really heard any rumblings about a defensive coordinator change.
However, the decision to make a change was not surprising.
Arizona State finished with the second-worst defense in FBS last season heavily contributing to a 5-7 season.
Sun Devils finished with the second-worst total defense in FBS (127th out of 128) allowing 520.