Columnist ‘thankful’ for Erickson


New football coach Dennis Erickson is on the ASU sidelines thanks to several unlikely events and an unlikely hero.

State Press columnist Taylor Price says that Erickson’s presence is something to be thankful about in a column from the Aug. 20 edition and posted on the ASU Web Devil.

“From what I've seen from Coach Erickson, he is exactly what ASU needed as the face of the football program,” writes Price. “Not only does Erickson offer a resume with championship bling, the old ball coach not named Spurrier is great with the media and even better with his players.”

Read the full story on the ASU Web Devil at http://www.statepress.com/issues/2007/08/20/sports/701336.