Tag: Herm Edwards

Ranking the Pac-12 QBs through Week 3: OSU’s Chance Nolan takes a big leap

PFF ranks all 12 starting quarterbacks in the Conference of Champions after Week 3, and OSU’s Chance Nolan moves up in a big way.

The Pac-12 quarterback rankings, according to Pro Football Focus, fluctuated in a big way this week with a particular signal caller in Corvallis taking a big leap thanks to playing an FCS team.

On the other end of the spectrum, Colorado is still having a lot of problems finding the end zone. Although UCLA is winning, the ratings for Dorian Thompson-Robinson say otherwise as his production could be better.

Oregon’s Bo Nix stayed put in the rankings despite a great game with five touchdowns against No. 12. We don’t pretend to understand how these ratings come about, we just report the facts and PFF says Nix is in the middle of the Pac. Here’s how the 12 quarterbacks ranks in the Conference of Champions after Week 3.

Twitter reacts to Arizona State firing Herm Edwards

Twitter became intense with all that Sun Devil heat in the Valley of the Sun. Herm is finally gone, but the intrigue is just starting in Tempe.

There you have it. After months and months of questions regarding the future of Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards, the program made it official.

On Saturday night, the Sun Devils lost a buy game to Eastern Michigan. On Sunday, the decision to fire Edwards was made, according to a flurry of reports, with Chris Karpman of 247Sports giving the first report.

Edwards was a questionable hire from the beginning, and there were some who thought he was going to be fired last season. Yet, the Sun Devils kept him around in the offseason and into the start of the new campaign, but he didn’t even make it past September.

Twitter was quick to react to the firing of Edwards, and now we all wonder who wants to take a chance as the next Arizona State head coach.

Could Karl Dorrell get fired at Colorado after Herm Edwards was dismissed by ASU?

Herm is gone at ASU. Is Karl Dorrell going to be fired next? @BuffaloesWire is following the hot-seat drama in the #Pac12.

Could Colorado Buffaloes head coach Karl Dorrell be next on the Pac-12 hot seat after Herm Edwards was fired Sunday?

That’s the question being asked at Buffaloes Wire and other places which cover Pac-12 football.

After an embarrassing loss at home Saturday night to Eastern Michigan, Herm Edwards has announced that he is “relinquishing his role” as Arizona State University’s head football coach.

Running backs coach Shaun Aguano will take over as interim coach. He previously spent 10 years as the head coach at Chandler High School, building the program into a national powerhouse.

Dorrell and Colorado lost to Minnesota 49-7 Saturday. The Buffs hit a new low. The Buffs failed to play any better than they did in the opener against TCU, or last week at Air Force.

Arizona State fires Herm Edwards; Is Karl Dorrell next?

From Buffaloes Wire:

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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What you need to know about the Arizona State coaching search after Herm Edwards firing

Get a first look at the important details of the Arizona State job and the Sun Devil coaching situation.

So, the Sun Devils finally did it. They finally fired coach Herm Edwards and brought that sagging, lagging era to a merciful end.

Obviously, USC fans won’t have to worry about Arizona State in two years. The Sun Devils will not join USC in the Big Ten in 2024. However, they’re still in USC’s recruiting footprint. They are in a neighboring state. It is in USC’s interest to see how Arizona State fares as a program. In the unlikely event that ASU gets a rock-star head coach and becomes a powerhouse, that would cut into USC’s recruiting prowess. As is, the Trojans were able to get Eric Gentry in the transfer portal from Arizona State and are poised to get more players from the Sun Devils as long as that program drifts along in a state of irrelevance. ASU remaining mediocre helps USC. The Trojans don’t want the Devils to find a gem.

So, let’s inform you on what to look for in this head coaching search.

Arizona State fires Herm Edwards; Is Karl Dorrell next?

Herm Edwards is the first Pac-12 head coach to be fired this season

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.

When you look at Edwards and Dorrell’s numbers side by side, there are some startling similarities. Here’s one example:

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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Arizona State fired Herm Edwards so fans naturally had jokes about Kliff Kingsbury

That would be too convenient.

When it comes to underperforming football coaches, few states do it better (worse?) than Arizona.

Arizona State announced on Sunday that it was parting ways with head football coach Herm Edwards following Saturday’s loss to Eastern Michigan. Edwards — who was hired by his former agent Ray Anderson despite not coaching college football in three decades — put together a 26-20 record in four-plus seasons at ASU. But a looming NCAA investigation, recruiting/NIL struggles and on-field regression all showed signs of a program facing a massive decline.

But hey, if ASU wants to hire another mediocre head coach who could wind up on the hot seat, the Sun Devils won’t have to look far.

Kliff Kingsbury’s Arizona Cardinals opened the season with an embarrassing effort at home against Kansas City. And Week 2 wasn’t faring much better for Ole’ Kliff.

The Cardinals went into halftime trailing the Raiders by 20 points. And despite having one of football’s more dynamic talents in Kyler Murray, all Kingsbury has to show for his Cardinals tenure is a cool draft-day photo and no playoff wins.

Assuming the Cardinals continue to struggle, Kingsbury could also be looking for a new gig in the near future. And football fans had plenty of jokes about the now-open ASU job.

REPORT: Herm Edwards fired by Arizona State after embarrassing loss to Eastern Michigan

#USC fans went through this with Clay Helton last September: Why wasn’t the coach fired in the offseason? At any rate, it finally happened with Herm. #ForksUp

The Herm Edwards era is finally over in Tempe. The main question: What took so long?

The decision to fire Edwards was made Sunday afternoon. Sun Devil insider Chris Karpman of Sun Devil Source, the ASU 247Sports site, broke the story, which was later confirmed by Pete Thamel of ESPN and others.

This is a lot like the USC situation a year ago — not in some ways, but certainly in one basic respect: Fans wondered why the coach wasn’t fired at the end of the previous season. The Arizona State program, much like USC after the 2020 season, was going nowhere. The football operation was adrift, the coach did not inspire confidence. Fans were apathetic about the program in its current state. They were not packing the stadium as a point of principle: Why give money to the athletic department when dollars were not being used well?

Everyone could see that a coaching change was necessary, but it wasn’t made in the offseason. Then the new football season started horribly, and after a few weeks, the decision was made. That is a clear parallel with USC and Clay Helton one year ago. This also mirrors what happened at Nebraska with Scott Frost.

We will have much more on this story, since we’re a Pac-12 site for two more years. (Wink, wink.)

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Social media went nuts in Week 3 — CFB hot seats exploded, included Herm Edwards

While #USC fans watched the Trojans win, #ASU and Herm lost to Eastern Michigan. Karl Dorrell is in huge trouble, as @BuffaloesWire noted. Uh-oh.

Saturday was a big day for the college football coaching hot seat industry and rumor mill. Coaches who entered 2022 on the hot seat sealed their fates, while other coaches who figured to get one more season regardless of outcome might have coached their way onto the hot seat this year.

The Pac-12 has great examples of both situations, following a Saturday when very hot seats got even hotter.

In Tempe, Arizona State suffered a humiliating loss to Eastern Michigan. The Eagles didn’t blow out the Sun Devils, but this wasn’t a squeaker, either. EMU delivered a two-score win over the Sun Devils, 30-21. Herman Edwards, who was improbably retained for this season — all while the NCAA has not yet punished his program for COVID-19 recruiting violations — would seem to be done and dusted in the desert. ASU’s season is already a mess, and with USC and Utah still remaining on the schedule, not to mention a rising Arizona Wildcat team which looks miles better, you can pretty much stick a Fork in the Devils. Herm and athletic director Ray Anderson should be fired by the end of 2022. If not, something is very dysfunctional in Tempe.

In Boulder, Karl Dorrell — who figured to get a 2023 season regardless of how 2022 unfolded — is putting himself squarely on the hot seat. As Buffaloes Wire notes, CU fans are already studying buyout numbers and wondering if something can be done now. CU lost to Minnesota 49-7. At one point in Saturday’s game, the Buffs had 91 yards and Minnesota had 49 points. Colorado truly might be the worst Power Five conference team in the country, with Georgia Tech offering competition.

There’s a lot more hot seat talk to deal with. Here’s how Twitter reacted to various hot seat situations:

Which college football coaches are joining Scott Frost on the hot seat

Who do you think will be joining Scott Frost on the hot seat in 2022?

We’ve talked before about the fact that Nebraska head football coach Scott Frost is on the hot seat. It’s no surprise to anyone. A 15-29 overall record and zero bowl games in four seasons will and should put you on the hot seat. So who are the other coaches that will join Frost with tenuous job security? ESPN senior writer Adam Rittenberg has put together a list highlighting the additional Power 5 coaches that need to win in 2022, or they could be looking for a new job. I have to say that I agree with almost every selection on this list. Scroll below and let us know what you think of the hot seat coaches heading into 2022.

Despite being ‘a handful,’ Herm Edwards says Jack Jones is in good spot with Patriots

“He’s been a handful, but he’s a good kid. Loves football. Loves competing.”

The New England Patriots knew they needed to add depth at the cornerback position following the departure of J.C. Jackson.

Bill Belichick didn’t go early in the draft, but he did select Marcus Jones in the third round and Jack Jones in the fourth round. Marcus is a utility player out of Houston that can do many different things on the field, ranging from punt returns to even playing some offense. Jack is a gritty cornerback that would’ve likely had a higher draft stock without some of his past off-field issues.

Jack played for two seasons at USC and eventually left after having academic issues and being arrested for breaking into a Panda Express. He later went to Arizona State and did a little better, but was suspended after a fight in practice.

His agent sent a letter to all 32 NFL teams with the ways that he will prevent off-field issues going forward. Belichick bought in and now has a solid cornerback from the lower rounds of the draft.

Herm Edwards was Jack’s college coach and he discussed his former cornerback while talking with ESPN’s Mike Reiss.

“It’s a good spot for him, as there will be people there to keep the thumb on him,” Edwards said. “I told him, ‘You’re at a place now where you have to check all the boxes.’ He’s been a handful, but he’s a good kid. Loves football. Loves competing. Once he’s in the building, on the field, he’s all about football now.”

Jack spent some time in mandatory minicamp competing with the starters alongside Jalen Mills. He has real potential to land in the starting lineup as a rookie.

“He’s a very explosive athlete. Very competitive. He has pretty good ball skills, finding and turning and locating the ball,” Edwards said. “He has good anticipation. Sometimes his eyes get him in trouble, because he’s on a mission to intercept balls and he’ll guess a little bit. And weight-wise [177 pounds], you’d wish he’d be a little bit bigger. But he’s not afraid to tackle. He’ll throw his body at people.”

If Jack can avoid off-field issues, he could be a steal for the Patriots in the fourth round.

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