ASU football: Coaching search hot board

Todd Graham has been fired by Arizona State; however, he will coach the Sun Devils in whichever bowl they attend.

But that doesn’t we can’t start searching.

Here is a list of major candidates likely to take over for Graham following the 2017 postseason.

Kevin Sumlin (Head coach at Texas A&M)

Sumlin appears to be the most likely candidate, according to initial reports. ASU’s top candidate during the 2011 search that saw them end up with Graham, Sumlin was a hot commodity coming off a 12-1 season with the Houston Cougars. He ended up choosing Texas A&M and succeeded immediately, going 11-2, including a win over No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Since then, Sumlin has struggled in the SEC West, losing…