In the minutes after the 2014 Sun Bowl, Todd Graham gathered his players in the locker room and applauded their accomplishments. Then, he turned to quarterback Mike Bercovici.
“It’s your team now,” he said. “Take it and run with it.”
He has. Not always to the liking of some fans but that will not deter the senior quarterback from believing he has the best job in the world.
Even with Arizona State’s 4-3 start, and Heisman Trophy conjecture a distant memory, Bercovici has been a ball of positivity. He regularly speaks of “teamwork” and “brotherhood’ and “passion.