The Sun Devils announced the hiring of former NFL coach and ESPN analyst Herm Edwards as football coach Sunday night, ushering in a new, unexpected era for the program. A news conference to introduce Edwards is scheduled for Monday morning and his hiring is pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. Arizona State did make a quick, albeit surprising move by hiring the 63-year-old Edwards, who hasn’t coached since 2008 after being fired by the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. Bringing in Edwards to run the football program has created a stir nationally and within the Sun Devils’ fan base. I am very excited and humbled to be the Arizona State head football coach.”The “New Leadership Model” will include sport and administrative divisions to manage the football program, the two sides sharing resources and planning to further the program.

Source: National Post December 04, 2017 04:35 UTC