For the second consecutive time, in-state rivals Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils made head coaching changes with their football program in the same offseason.
Last time, it was Rich Rodriguez and Todd Graham taking over prior to the 2012 season, both of whom had plenty of experience as head coaches and were on fairly equal footing.
This time, it’s a very different story.
ASU went with the bold strategy of hiring the athletic director’s ex-client who hasn’t coached in college in 30 years and is having a hard time grasping what goes into recruiting, while Arizona went with someone who spent the last six years as a head coach in the nation’s best division.