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ASU Football: Defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce no longer employed by football program

Another bites the dust. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported early Wednesday that Arizona State defensive and recruiting coordinator Antonio Pierce was expected to resign. Later in the day, an ASU spokesperson confirmed that Pierce was no longer employed by the football program.

Sources: Arizona State defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce is expected to resign from his position. He plans to seek NFL opportunities. He's the fifth ASU coach implicated in the NCAA dead period allegations to leave the ASU staff.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 2, 2022

Pierce is the fifth piece of the coaching staff to officially leave in the past two weeks.