Dirk Koetter started out the year on a shaky note by naming Sam Keller starting QB, then a few days later changing his mind and naming Rudy Carpenter starting QB. He took a little flack because it was actually the members of the team that went to Koetter and said how they thought Carpenter would be better suited to start. So Dirk's season really depended on Rudy's success. Keller ended up transferring to Nebraska.
Sunday Night Arizona State had enough of the
Koetter regime and fired him after a 7-5 season and 6 years as the head man for the Sun Devils. Koetter went 40-33 in six seasons at ASU. There was no word on whether Koetter would coach the team in a bowl game.
