Arizona State football self-imposes bowl ban this season for alleged recruiting violations

The Arizona State football program has self-imposed a bowl ban for the 2023 season, which begins this week. That type of penalty often is taken by schools under NCAA investigation in an attempt to lessen the sanctions that end up coming later. The program has been under investigation for more than three years for alleged recruiting violations that occurred in 2020 when Herm Edwards was head coach.

Among those were having recruits on campus during what was supposed to be a dead period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school parted ways with Edwards three games into the 2022 season after an embarrassing loss to Eastern Michigan. Instead of firing Edwards for cause the school gave him a $4.

4 million buyout. The school could have imposed the ban last year but chose not to do so. It finished just 3-9 overall and 2-7 in Pac-12 play.

More: ASU athletics director says NCAA investigation won't overshadow football season; expert calls it 'PR nightmare' Doing so this year penalizes a new coaching staff led by Kenny Dillingham and numerous players who were not here when the alleged violations occurred. .