Todd Graham could rationalize a one-year fade of his Arizona State football program by saying the Sun Devils lost a lot of close games. Two years, though? That’s not so easily explained.
Just like Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez and UCLA’s Jim Mora, who also took over their programs in 2012 and enjoyed early success, Graham is trying to recapture what ASU lost in 2016. His solution is rediscovering the discipline and toughness that once framed his teams.
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
Coach • Todd Graham (sixth season, 39-26)
2016 • 5-7, 2-7 Pac-12
2017 media poll • Fifth in South
2017 schedule
Thursday • New Mexico State
Sept.