Richard Morin and Jeff Metcalfe discuss ASU's upcoming tilt with the Oregon State Beavers. Arizona Republic
Herm Edwards' voice is raspy.
Manny Wilkins is somewhat subdued, blaming it on school work.
On the outside, Arizona State football is off to a perfectly acceptable 2-2 start under Edwards with a split against top-25 teams and road losses by a touchdown. But the first-year coach expects more and so does his fifth-year quarterback. Even they don't know the ceiling for the Sun Devils, but the effort they're putting in to make it higher than most believe possible is palpable.