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Report: Arizona State to hire Kodi Burns as RB coach, move Josh Martin to TE coach

Todd Graham didn't take long to respond to Chip Long's departure to Memphis.

The Arizona State Sun Devils have hired Middle Tennessee wide receivers coach Kodi Burns as their running backs coach, per Sports Illustrated's Thayer Evans.

Additionally, Arizona State will move current running backs coach Josh Martin as tight ends coach.

Middle Tennessee St. WRs coach Kodi Burns expected to be Arizona State's RBs coach per sources.

— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansSI) January 4, 2016
— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansSI) January 4, 2016

The moves were in response to tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Chip Long's departure to Memphis, which Evans also reported on Sunday.