ASU expected to introduce Herm Edwards at Monday press conference
Dec 2, 2017, 5:40 PM | Updated: 11:38 pm
Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards answers a reporters question following the first training camp practice in River Falls, Wis., Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
On track with multiple reports, former NFL coach Herman Edwards is expected to be introduced as Arizona State’s new coach.
According to 98.7 FM Arizona Sports Station’s own Mike Jurecki, the announcement could come in a press conference as early as Monday.
While the press conference has not been officially announced, Chris Karpman of SunDevilSource.com reported that University President Michael Crow has agreed to hire Edwards. Crow’s approval was reported to be the last step in the process for Edwards to become coach.
The 63-year-old Edwards, whose only college coaching experience came as the San Jose State defensive backs coach from 1987-89, most recently coached the Kansas City Chiefs from 2006-08. Before that, he was the New York Jets’ head coach from 2001-05.
Edwards would replace Todd Graham, who was fired after six seasons in Tempe and will coach his final game in the Sun Devils’ bowl game.
He was initially linked to the Sun Devils on Tuesday afternoon in a report from 98.7 FM Arizona Sports Station’s Paul Calvisi as a serious candidate for the job.
Arizona State Vice President of University Athletics Ray Anderson was already locked in on Edwards, according to Karpman.
“Anderson is already totally sure he wants to do this,” Karpman said. Crow was on an international trip at the time.
Edwards went 54-74 in his eight NFL seasons and took the Jets to three playoff appearances. Under Edwards, Kansas City went 9-7 and lost in the AFC Wild Card game in 2006 but faltered to 4-12 and 2-14 in his final two years.
Edwards joined 98.7 FM’s Doug & Wolf Nov. 29, where he said he’d be willing to retain ASU’s offensive coordinator Billy Napier and defensive coordinator Phil Bennett.
“I don’t know if they’re Todd Graham’s guys. They’re football guys,” he said. “Football guys are married to football, in the end. You keep good coaches.
“You don’t get rid of them because they’re somebody else’s guy. Coaches belong to football.”
Now, Napier will assume a “coach in waiting” role according to Jurecki.
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