According to an explosion of reports on Twitter at roughly 12:20 PM Eastern time, Pittsburgh head coach Todd Graham has left the Panthers for the vacant ASU coaching position.
Formerly a linebackers coach under new Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez while at West Virginia, Graham has head coaching experience at Rice, Tulsa and Pitt. In 5 years, he has coached at three schools, with ASU being the fourth.
Where are we hearing this? Who better to tell the story than local Pittsburgh media?
@Chris_Gates
Chris Gates Saddler, Sunseri, Lindsey, Shanahan, Taglianetti all in disbelief on Twitter right now. All signs point to Todd Graham is gone. #Pitt
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@Chris_Gates
Chris Gates I'm gonna go ahead and call it official. #Pitt coach Todd Graham is now former Pitt coach Todd Graham. Off to ASU.
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Andrew Taglianetti is a defensive back for the Panthers.
@Andrew_Tags
Andrew Taglianetti So birmingham will be the EXACT same as last year. This is crazy
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and finally, Pat Forde confirms it.
@YahooForde
Pat Forde Yahoo! Sports confirms Todd Graham is leaving Pittsburgh for Arizona State. Story to come.
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There is a lot more out there, but enough of the Twittersphere.
Presuming that this is accurate, this is a resolution of an epic drama. Graham went 6-6 in his first season in the Big East, while putting together a 36-17 record at Rice and Tulsa. He is young (47) and could be around for a while if we can put together a good run.
I'm not sure what else to say at this point. There will be a lot more coming in the near future.