Eastern Michigan defeated Arizona State 30-21. There is a time and a place for it.
The athletic director of Arizona State, Ray Anderson, made the announcement in a social media post.
Sources told Pete that the Sun Devil players were brought together earlier in the day to learn of the decision. The running backs coach will be the interim coach.
We have decided to change the leadership of our football program. Anderson wrote that he and the coach decided that he would give up his duties as the head coach. What is best for our current team, staff and university is at the center of this. I know what it's like to be frustrated out there. Today is the day that we must do better.
The NCAA is investigating Arizona State's loss to Eastern Michigan. The SunDevils have lost two games in a row. Arizona State lost at Oklahoma State.
After an up-and-down 2021,Edwards was able to keep his job, but his status all season has been shaky. The NCAA is considering sanctions against Arizona State for hosting recruits during a dead period in 2020.
The hiring of a former NFL coach to lead a mediocre program was considered unconventional by Crow and Anderson. Anderson was an agent for the New York Jets.
The last time he was a college coach was when he was the defensive backs coach at San Jose State in 1987.
The loquacious coach changed the narrative of his first few seasons at Arizona State, proving to be an effective recruiter while leading the SunDevils to two straight bowl appearances. The goodwill lasted less than a year.
The 2020 season was delayed and Arizona State finished 2-2. After opening the season with a 6-1 record, the SunDevils lost their next two games, giving up 56 straight points to Utah and Washington State.
Anderson said he would remain as coach despite the fact that he was on the hot seat.
Arizona State had an exodus of players and coaches during the off-season, losing five assistant coaches, 11 players drafted or signed by NFL teams and many key players to the transfer portal. The Sun Devil's were rebuilt through the transfer portal.
In Arizona State's second home game of the season, Eastern Michigan was never behind. It was the first time the Eagles had defeated a team from the conference.
Eastern Michigan scored on four of its five possessions in the first half. Arizona State did not get a first down until late in the first quarter.
"We couldn't stop them from running the football, that's what it boiled down to," he said. They had physical contact with us on both sides of the ball. We need to fix it.
The AP contributed.
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