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ASU Football: OC Mike Norvell, DC Keith Patterson explains moves to coach from sidelines

In a game in which ASU needed an emotional boost, Mike Norvell and Keith Patterson's move to the sidelines sparked the team on both sides of the ball.

Sometimes, the "eye in the sky" needs to be brought back down.

Perhaps the Arizona State Sun Devils' largest adjustment in their upset over the then No.-7 UCLA Bruins last week was bringing offensive coordinator Mike Norvell and defensive coordinator Keith Patterson to coach from the sidelines.

Norvell, who used to call games entirely from the sideline in his first three years with Arizona State, moved to the press box for the Sun Devils' first four weeks to fill a void left by former running backs coach Bo Graham.