Arizona State's fall from a second-place finish in the Pac-12 South to a last-place ranking in the 2018 media poll might be the fastest drop any football program ever experienced, without playing a game.
Welcome to the Herm Edwards Experiment. ASU athletic director Ray Anderson brought his friend back to the sideline as the Sun Devils' coach after a long tenure as an ESPN studio analyst, turning the program into a subject of considerable curiosity. Will this work?
Many observers have their doubts. Edwards even has made some “hot seat” lists this summer; that's unheard of, for a first-year coach.