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ESPN Insider: ASU needs a dynamic coach

The rumor mill is turning faster and faster as more names come up for the head coaching position at ASU. The vacant position is seen by many as one of the top head coaching jobs in the country. ESPN College football analyst Mark May says that Athletic Director Lisa Love needs to make a statement […]
13 years ago
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Adam Green

Arizona State coaching job among the best available

Arizona State isn’t the only school looking for a new football coach right now, but the opening in Tempe is one of the most attractive in the country. That’s the opinion of ESPN’s Brock Huard, who ranked ASU as the second-best job opening at the moment, behind North Carolina but ahead of Illinois, UCLA and […]
13 years ago
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Adam Green

The search is on for ASU’s next head coach

Arizona State has officially only been looking for a new head football coach since Monday, but it’d be naïve to think the search is only 24 hours old. Plenty of names will be brought up between now and the day a hire is made, but be clear about one thing: It is Vice President of […]
13 years ago
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Adam Green

Dennis Erickson was never close to a contract extension

Lisa Love didn’t want to fire Dennis Erickson, but she also had no plans to give him a contract extension. At least, not before the end of the season. “I understood the logic and I understood the excitement and the fervor, especially when you consider the momentum it creates for recruiting,” the Vice President of […]
13 years ago
Vince Marotta

Few remain from 2007 NCAA coaching hires

Just five years ago, Dennis Erickson was hired as the new head football coach at Arizona State University amid much fanfare and praise. And 1,813 days later, the tenure came to an end after a disappointing and incredulous four-game losing streak that derailed a once-promising season. During Erickson’s tenure in Tempe, there was no delivery […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Mora Jr. interested in ASU job

Go ahead and add another name to the already long list of possibilities to replace Dennis Erickson as the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Longtime NFL coach Jim Mora Jr. has interest in the position. Mora joined Kevin Calabro and Jim Moore on Arizona Sports 620’s sister station in Seattle, ESPN 710, […]
13 years ago
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Adam Green

Lisa Love says ASU is ‘primed’ to take the next step

The Arizona State Sun Devils have lost four in a row, finishing the regular season with a 6-6 record. They’ve reached double-digit wins just once since 1996, and is now beginning a search for a new head football coach. Despite all that, Vice President of Athletics Lisa Love says the school is in a great […]
13 years ago
Arizona Sports

No timeline on hiring Erickson’s replacement

Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics Lisa Love spoke about the new football coaching search that began when ASU fired head coach Dennis Erickson Monday. “We’re not starting from the beginning or ground zero,” Love said. “But that is just a point of being in the job and always having a prepared group of […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Gerhart, Miles, Floyd garner All-Pac-12 honors

The All-Pac-12 Conference football team for 2011 was announced on Monday and three members of the Arizona State Sun Devils were given Second Team honors. Senior center Garth Gerhart, senior safety Clint Floyd and junior return specialist Jamal Miles all landed on the Pac-12 Second Team. Gerhart started all 12 games for the Sun Devils […]
13 years ago
Arizona Sports

Vontaze Burfict hurt draft stock with play this season

Vontaze Burfict heard all season that his play and attitude would affect his draft potential. Now that the regular season is over, he will only hear more of it as the 2012 draft gets closer. Sports Illustrated’s Tony Pauline compiled a list of defensive players whose draft stock was hurt after poor play this season, […]
13 years ago
Arizona Sports

Todd Heap says ASU’s record unacceptable

Count former Sun Devil Todd Heap as one of the many who support the end of head coach Dennis Erickson’s tenure at Arizona State. “We expected more when he came in and we had a good year in there, but even with that year we expected more than that,” Heap told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

ASU has no shortage of candidates to consider

The ax fell on the Dennis Erickson coaching era in Tempe on Monday, and while Erickson and staff will concentrate on preparing his team for the [Fill in the Blank] Bowl, the rest of Sun Devil Nation (is there such a thing?) will be focused on whom the next man to coach the football team […]
13 years ago
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Adam Green

Former ASU coach Dennis Erickson’s statement

“I would like to thank the administration of Arizona State University for giving me the opportunity to coach and direct the football program for five years. President Crow and Lisa Love were tremendous to work with. “I also want to thank the players and my coaching staff. I am proud of what we accomplished in […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

It’s official: Dennis Erickson fired by ASU

After weeks of speculation and a four-game losing streak to end the regular season, ASU head football coach Dennis Erickson has been relieved of his duties. “We are grateful for the service Dennis and his staff provided for the past five years,” said ASU Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love. “Even during the most difficult […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Names surfacing for ASU coaching job

Arizona State’s disappointing late-season collapse that has seen them drop four straight games and finish the regular season with a 6-6 record has cost Dennis Erickson his job. No surprise there and now the attention turns to who might his replacement be. Arizona Sports’ very own Paul Calvisi tweeted on Saturday the first group of […]
13 years ago
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Carter Nacke

Erickson may not be the only thing out at ASU

It sounds like there’s going to be more than one head rolling at Arizona State on Monday. The Associated Press reported Sunday, that head coach Dennis Erickson will be removed from the program and rightfully so, considering his football team blew numerous chances to take control of the Pac-12 South and dropped four games in […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

There’s no defending this defense

The Arizona State Sun Devils finished up their 2011 regular season on Friday night with a thud; a 47-38 loss to the Cal Golden Bears at Sun Devil Stadium. It was the Sun Devils fourth straight loss, and despite being bowl eligible for the first time since 2007, they’re right where they were a year […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

ASU defense riddled in season-ending loss to Cal

Tempe, AZ– And the collapse is complete. The Arizona State Sun Devils, who were sitting pretty at 6-2 and in control of the Pac-12 South just 28 days ago, completed their November swoon with a 47-38 loss to California at Sun Devil Stadium on Friday night. C.J. Anderson scored on a 3-yard touchdown run with […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

ASU eliminated from Pac-12 title contention

Despite losing three straight games and squandering control of the South Division, there was still something to play for on Friday night the Arizona State Sun Devils. ASU was rooting for a three-way tie in the standings between themselves, Utah and UCLA, as that was the only way for the Sun Devils to clinch the […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

ASU loss to Fairfield was hard to watch

So after a long day of watching football, visiting with family and friends and gorging yourself until the button on your pants was released for relief, maybe you had some time in the evening to settle down on the couch and watch ASU’s basketball team take on Fairfield on ESPN2. If you did, chances are […]
13 years ago
Tyler Bassett

Arizona State has 22 turnovers, loses to Fairfield

On this Thanksgiving holiday the Arizona State Sun Devils were in a giving mood. In their 55-44 loss to the Fairfield Stags the Sun Devils turned the ball over 22 times. Three different guards had four turnovers; Carrick Felix, Keala King and Chris Colvin. When the Sun Devils weren’t turning the ball over they were […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

ASU hosts CAL on “Senior Night”

ASU game notes list 24 seniors. One of them, Omar Bolden will not play Saturday according to head coach Dennis Erickson. “He’s pretty much made his mind up a long time ago. He’s looking towards obviously his future. I don’t blame him. He’ll be introduced. That’s as close as he’ll get [to the field].” ASU […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

ASU’s Robinson saving his best for last

He’s been the one — and perhaps only — bright spot during ASU’s current three-game losing streak. “If there’s an MVP right now it would be him,” said head coach Dennis Erickson. “He just has a lot of hunger to get the football right now,” added quarterback Brock Osweiler. Both are talking about senior wide […]
13 years ago
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ESPN Insider: Erickson may not be done yet

After losses to UCLA, Washington State and Arizona, most fans agree that Dennis Erickson’s time is up at ASU. What was supposed to be ASU’s long awaited rise out of mediocrity, actually turned out to be just another typical, disappointing Sun Devil season. The team started out strong, beating ranked Missouri and USC, and a […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The Finale: Week 13 in the Pac-12

I’ve been previewing and predicting the outcomes of games in the Pac-10/Pac-12 for the last few years, and things have pretty much gone according to plan on a week-to-week basis. That hasn’t been the case this year, as evidenced by back- to-back weeks of going 3-3 on my picks. Since debuting this feature upon my […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

Lisa Love says expectations for ASU not out of hand

There are some out there who think Arizona State is about where it should be. That is, a mediocre record — while disappointing — is not really unreasonable, given the team’s facilities, fan support and history. Vice President of Athletics Lisa Love disagrees. “The sight for our football program is a great platform of Rose […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

ASU football searching for answers

The reasons for ASU’s three-game losing streak are clear: poor tackling, poor defending, poor offensive execution — particularly in the red zone. The reasons for why these issues have surfaced now, two months into the season, aren’t so clear. How do you explain a team going from 6-2 to 6-5 in less than a month? […]
13 years ago
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Adam Green

Erickson says ASU has improved under his watch

Dennis Erickson doesn’t know if he’ll be the head football coach at Arizona State next season, but he is sure of one thing: The program is in better shape now than it was five years ago when he was hired. A guest on Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo, the coach was asked about how […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

What’s the deal with ASU’s running game?

Remember Cameron Marshall running through holes the size of the Grand Canyon in a 48-14 win over Colorado? In that game, Marshall paced the Sun Devils’ rushing attack with 114 yards on just 15 carries and found the end zone three times. Marshall then continued his stellar play the following week, racking up a career-high […]
13 years ago
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Vince Marotta

ASU’s bowl whereabouts still up in the air

We know one thing for certain: despite their current three-game losing streak, the Arizona State Sun Devils will play in a bowl game for the first time since 2007. And that’s about all we know. The Devils, led by their embattled head coach Dennis Erickson, have one regular season game left this Friday against California. […]
13 years ago