Herm Edwards jumps out of the super-sized golf cart and walks to the far field at Arizona State’s practice complex. It’s 9:32 a.m., and the Sun Devils are about to start their 11th preseason practice.
By now, nearly eight months into his job, Edwards has had time to recognize and adjust to the differences of pro and college football. As he had said countless times: Football is football. Coaching is coaching. At the same time, the preseason has offered hurdles.
For one: ASU works on two fields. The offense trains on one, the defense on the other.