Arizona State fires head coach Todd Graham

Arizona State fired head coach Todd Graham after six seasons on Sunday despite a win over rival Arizona.

The Sun Devils (7-5, 6-3 Pac-12) are bowl eligible and finished second in the Pac-12 South behind USC after rallying to beat the Wildcats 42-30 on Saturday, but the program is not on the trajectory athletic director Ray Anderson wanted. Graham and his staff will remain with the program through Arizona State’s bowl game.

“I don’t judge by emotion, I judge by body of work,” Anderson said. “At the end of the day we’re still average, middle of the pack and going to a low bowl game. Frankly, that’s not what we aspire to be. I don’t think anyone on staff was satisfied with that.