Aug 20, 2015 at 3:22a ET
Aug 20, 2015 at 3:22a ET
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The players are in their seats at 7 a.m., light chatter filling the theater inside Arizona State's Carson Student-Athlete Center. Sun Devils coach Todd Graham walks through a side door, down a ramp to the front of the room, coffee cup in hand.
The players all straighten as calls of ''Eyes up'' ring out.
Graham points to a white board, outlining themes for the day's practice: elite, dominant, playmakers. He tells the story of a Navy Seal who praised the team for its community work, then talks about an interaction senior D.