Arizona State coach Todd Graham is set to hire former Southern Miss assistant John Simon as running backs coach.
Simon – who four weeks ago was hired as receivers coach at Louisiana-Lafayette – already has changed his Twitter bio to reflect the job change. The move to Tempe, however, awaits ASU human-resources approval, normally a formality.
Simon last season worked as running backs coach under ASU offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey at Southern Miss, where he guided two 1,000-yard rushers. Overall, Simon spent three seasons with the Golden Eagles. Before his time in Hattiesburg, he served as coach and administrator at Franklin D.