9 days until kickoff, and Robert Nelson was a Sun Devil transfer success story

Sacramento State v Arizona State | Christian Petersen/GettyImagesAfter profiling quarterback Sam Leavitt yesterday, our countdown to kickoff reaches just nine days today and with it comes a chance to remember the great Robert Nelson.

In today's world of college athletics, transfer players are a dime a dozen. Leavitt himself transferred to Tempe, as did the vast majority of Arizona State's starters this upcoming season. But just 10 years ago, it was more of a rarity when a player would transfer somewhere and actually have meaningful success.

That's the story of Nelson, though. Growing up in Georgia, Nelson received very little interest out of high school. The cornerback only received one FBS…