ASU Football: Applewhite’s hire extends Todd Graham’s impressive coaching tree

Last week, Houston promoted offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to become its head coach. The hire marked the second made over the span of two days in which a former assistant to Arizona State head coach Todd Graham took over an FBS program; the first being Jay Norvell’s hiring at Nevada.

It’s not unfamiliar territory.

Last offseason, Graham lost former ASU offensive coordinator Mike Norvell to Memphis, whose beckoning also lured former co-defensive coordinator Chris Ball and tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Chip Long away with him. Norvell had served under Graham for eight years before moving on.

There’s a few other recognizable names who formerly worked under Graham that are now…