Arizona State announced on Twitter Friday afternoon that Sun Devils’ Wide Receivers coach Rob Likens has been promoted to the role of Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach for ASU.
The announcement came just hours after Billy Napier, ASU’s current offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, was announced as the next lead man at UL-Lafayette.
Napier’s departure is a large blow to Arizona State as it ventures into its first few weeks under Herm Edwards and his “New Leadership Model,” one that made it clear that a main focus would be retaining coordinators.
Likens has only held the sole role of offensive coordinator for one year, Kansas’s 2015-16 campaign.