Herm Edwards' tenure as Arizona State's football coach began with bravado, featured dollops of optimism and ultimately ended on Sunday amid a spiral of off-field issues and bad football.

Under the dark cloud of a significant NCAA investigation and in the wake of both a staff and roster exodus, Edwards' time as coach ended like so many others in college football -- with a humiliating loss.

Arizona State announced Sunday the school was making "a change in leadership" by "mutual agreement," according to athletic director Ray Anderson.