Todd Graham's coaching tree grew another branch Friday when Mike Norvell, an assistant on his staff for nine years including four at Arizona State, was introduced as the head coach at Memphis.
Norvell worked under Graham at Tulsa and Pittsburgh before ASU, where he was deputy head coach/offensive coordinator and coached quarterbacks.
"I've got a joyful heart for him and his family," Graham said Friday after ASU's first bowl practice. "Obviously we hate to lose Mike, but it's great complement to our program. It's reflective on the job our players have done. I told them if Mike was here, he'd tell them that.