The Arizona State Sun Devils decided to shake things up and let Herm Edwards go as their head football coach after an ugly loss to Easter Michigan at home on Saturday night.
Losing a buy game at home is never good, and this was the final straw in a long overdue decision regarding Edwards. Technically, he wasn’t fired, but the report said he was “stepping down.”
Still, this isn’t a surprise, and now is the time to wonder if Karl Dorrell is next.
After the Colorado Buffaloes got blitzed by Minnesota 49-7, Dorrell’s status has become a talking point. However, his huge buyout is a problem for Colorado.
At an ASU team meeting today, the team was informed that head coach Herm Edwards is stepping down effective immediately. Running backs coach Shaun Aguano will be the interim head coach. This has all to do with last night's loss and nothing to do with the NCAA investigation.
— DevilsDigest.com (@DevilsDigest) September 18, 2022
When you look at Edwards and Dorrell’s numbers side by side, there are some startling similarities. Here’s one example:
Herm Edwards went 8-5 last yr and 1-2 this yr.
Won 40-3 over N. Arizona
Lost 34-17 at Oklahoma St
Lost 30-21 to E. MichiganKarl Dorrell went 4-8 last year and is 0-3 this year with a team ranked #115 by ESPN's FPI.
Lost 38-13 to TCU
Lost 41-10 to Air Force
Lost 49-7 to Minn— GoBuffs (@GoBuffs3) September 18, 2022
Nebraska already decided to fire Scott Frost, and with the Sun Devils getting rid of Edwards, maybe CU athletic director Rick George decides to make a move. The buyout number is nearly $9 million, but a winless campaign might end up doing more damage in the long run.
This could be the first domino to fall. Or, the Herm Edwards firing could be the only domino to fall.
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