Todd Graham pours himself a diet Dr. Pepper and sits down in his Arizona State office. Behind him, several unfolded cardboard boxes lean against a wall. The shelves behind his desk are bare.
“You can see I’ve already packed the entire office,” the coach said.
Nearly a month ago, ASU Vice President of Athletics Ray Anderson met Graham in this very room, thanked him for his six years and informed him that the university had decided to look for a new football coach. According to Graham, the conversation lasted four minutes, ending with Graham accepting Anderson’s offer to coach the Sun Devils in Friday’s Hyundai Sun Bowl.