The one-and-done era of coaches began in Jonesboro on that fateful day in December 2010 as Hugh Freeze was elevated from offensive coordinator to head coach, replacing Steve Roberts after nine years. No one that follows Red Wolves football or college football for that matter, could have predicted where that hire would lead a program that had struggled mightily since elevating to 1-A status in 1992.
The Freeze hiring would lead to a familiar pattern for ASU, hire a new coach, win the conference, and coach then leaves for a bigger payday at another program, repeat again.