2014 Daily Wildcat Football Guide

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ANU SOLOMON LOOKS TO LEAD WILDCATS THIS YEAR — B3

WHO CAN REPLACE KA’DEEM CAREY? — B8

YEAR THREE OF THE RICH RODRIGUEZ ERA BEGINS — B15

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Football Guide 2014 • Thursday, August 28, 2014

2014 FOOTBALL GAME SCHEDULE GAME 1-UNLV

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are now officially eligible for postseason play. The team has to now replace QB Eric Soza, but UTSA brings powerhouse running back David Glasco II to the field. Although UTSA may force itself to fight for the Conference USA title, it should be no problem for speedy Arizona.

Last Meeting: Arizona 38-13 (Tucson, 2013) All-Time Series: Arizona, 1-0

Quick Hit: UNLV is aiming for back-to-back winning seasons for the first

time since 1983-84, according to Bleacher Report. Head coach Bobby Hauck is entering his fifth season at UNLV and is hoping for another postseason run after going to a bowl game last season. With WR Devante Davis on their heels, the Arizona cornerbacks better get prepared to stop this beast after his 87 catches and 14 touchdowns last season.

Last Meeting: Arizona, 58-13 (Las Vegas, 2013) All-Time Series: Arizona, 2-0

GAME 4-CALIFORNIA

GAME 3-NEVADA

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Game Day: Sep. 13, 8 p.m.

2013 Record: 4-8 Key Players: DE Brock Hekking, WR Richy Turner, QB Cody Fajardo Quick Hit: Nevada will be dangerous this season with dual-threat QB

GAME 5-OREGON

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Game Day: Oct. 25, TBA 2013 Record: 6-7 Key Players: QB Connor Halliday, DL Xavier Cooper, WR Gabe Marks Quick Hit: Washington State head coach Mike Leach and Arizona head coach Rich

Rodriguez have a lot in common. They are both entering their third year at head coach for their respective teams and have improved recruiting exponentially at their schools. After Arizona’s incredibly disappointing loss to the Cougars last season, the UA will come for revenge on Washington State’s home field.

Last Meeting: Washington State 24-17 (Tucson, 2013) All-Time Series: Arizona 25-14

Game Day: Nov. 8, TBA 2013 Record: 4-8 Key Players: ILB Addison Gillam, WR Paul Richardson, QB

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National Championship this season with star QB Brett Hundley. But first, the UA will be in their path for the Pac-12 title this season. Nonetheless, playing on the road in Pasadena will be no easy feat for Arizona.

Last Meeting: UCLA 31-26 (Tucson, 2013) All-Time Series: UCLA 21-15-2

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Quick Hit: This will be the true test for Arizona. ASU has defeated the UA twice since both head coaches took over, and Arizona must stop the trend and fast. Arizona fans have a bitter taste in their mouths after last season’s Territorial Cup matchup, and ASU returns just two starters on defense. This is a must-win for Arizona.

Last Meeting: Arizona State 58-21 (Tempe, 2013) All-Time Series: Arizona 47-39-1

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Game Day: Nov. 15, TBA 2013 Record: 9-4 Key Players: LB Shaq Thompson, DL Danny Shelton, DL

Quick Hit: Washington loses its high profile offense in QB Keith Price and RB Bishop Sankey but returns with a new head coach Chris Petersen.

Petersen has already suspended multiple players, including the planned QB Cyler Miles. Washington and Arizona are the only teams in the Pac-12 with the uncertainty at quarterback, so this matchup will surely be a test.

Last Meeting: Washington 31-13 (Seattle, 2013) All-Time Series: Washington 19-10-1

2013 Record: 5-7 Key Players: WR Dres Anderson, S Brian Blechen, WR Kenneth Scott Quick Hit: The toughest test for the Wildcats will be in this matchup, since they will be unable to look forward to their Arizona State matchup because of the Utah Utes. Utah should be improved this season and will be a difficult matchup for the UA, playing in difficult and freezing conditions.

Last Meeting: Arizona 35-24 (Tucson, 2013) All-Time Series: Utah 20-17-2

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Quick Hit: After two straight road games against tough opponents, the UA will go up against a struggling Colorado, which went just 4-8 last season.

However, the true test will be if Arizona can avoid the letdown it had last season on the road. Taking care of the Buffaloes should be quick.

Last Meeting: Arizona 44-20 (Boulder, 2013) All-Time Series: Colorado 13-3

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Game Day: Nov. 1, TBA 2013 Record: 10-3 Key Players: LB Myles Jack, OL Alex Redmond, LB Eric Kendricks Quick Hit: Many have predicted the UCLA Bruins to go all the way to the

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Last Meeting: USC 38-31 (Los Angeles, 2013) All-Time Series: USC 29-8

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Game Day: Oct. 11, TBA 2013 Record: 10-4 Key Players: DL Leonard Williams, WR Nelson Agholor, LB Hayes

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Last Meeting: Arizona 42-16 (Tucson, 2013) All-Time Series: Oregon 24-15

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Game Day: Sep. 20, TBA 2013 Record: 1-11 Key Players: QB Jared Goff, WR Chris Harper, DE Brennan

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AUTZEN STADIUM, EUGENE

Game Day: Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.

2013 Record: 11-2 Key Players: QB Marcus Mariota, RB Byron Marshall, CB Ifo Ekpre-

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Last Meeting: Arizona 33-28 (Berkeley, 2013) All-Time Series: Arizona 15-14-2

Cody Fajardo returning for action. But Nevada struggled toward the end of last season and with head coach Brian Polian entering just his second season, Arizona should expect an epic battle similar to Nevada’s performance in the 2012 New Mexico Bowl.

Last Meeting: Arizona 49-48 (Albuquerque, 2012) All-Time Series: Arizona 2-1-1

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Game Day: Sep. 4, 5 p.m.

2013 Record: 7-5 Key Players: S Triston Wade, OT Josh Walker, RB David Glasco II Quick Hit: UTSA is returning nine offensive and 10 defensive players and

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Arizona Defense looks to improve on last season

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ARIZONA REDSHIRT safety Jared Tevis (38) tries to tackle ASU running back D.J. Foster (8) during UA’s 58-21 loss to ASU on Nov. 30, 2013 at Sun Devil Stadium. Tevis is one of three returning starting safeties from last year’s defensive unit.

but don’t be surprised if true freshman and Tucson native Cam Denson sees the field aplenty.

How much the defense improved for “That first year, we were kind of trying Arizona football in 2013 is sometimes lost to get the right people out there and kind in all the craziness of last season’s record- of get adjusted to the system,” Tevis said. breaking performances by Ka’Deem Carey, “Last year, I think we made huge strides, the up-and-down play of B.J. Denker and and I think this is going to be the year that the throttling of Oregon in November. we break through and just continue to This year, the Wildcats and head coach build off the last year.”

Rich Rodriguez hope for another year of There are several question marks around progress on the defensive side of the ball. linebacker going into the season opener “That first year, it was awful, and it on Friday, but the return of sophomore was probably the best coaching job our Scooby Wright III, who was tied for third on defensive staff ever did,” Rodriguez said. “I the team in total tackles as well as tackles mean we were just so low on numbers … for loss as a true freshman, makes the and so last year, we got a little bit better, replacement of Flowers and team leader and this year, I think we’re a little bit more Jake Fischer a little easier. athletic and should be even better than last Wright, who has moved inside to middle year. So, they’re making progress, and I like linebacker, said being in the program for what we’ve got over there.” a year has made a difference from last Under the tutelage of defensive season. coordinator Jeff Casteel and his 3-3-5 “odd“It’s night and day,” Wright said. stack” defensive formation, the Wildcats “Coming in as a true freshman, you don’t defense had significant jumps statistically really know where you are at, trying to find from 2012 to 2013. your way. And now I’m kind Last year, Arizona allowed of finally seeing where I’m Last year, I 24.2 points per game, good going and knowing this think we made for 39th in the country. team and what to expect huge strides, Not an elite number by any going through camp and means, but quite a bump and I think the season.” from the 2012 season when It is difficult to say who this is going to the team allowed 35.3 points will start alongside Wright be the year. a game, which ranked 106th at linebacker, but keep an — Jared Tevis, nationally. eye out for DeAndre’ Miller, Safety Almost every other Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea, defensive statistic also Derrick Turituri and Jake made improvements from the 2012 season, Matthews to all make impacts this season. including sacks, interceptions and total The defensive line has some holes to yards allowed, and there was no denying fill as well with the loss of two productive the team looked faster, stronger and more seniors, Sione Tuihalamaka and Tevin complete than it did in Casteel’s first year Hood. Junior college transfer and former in Tucson.

Boise State Bronco Jeff Worthy will look Arizona returns six starters on defense to fill Hood’s spot at nose tackle, while from last year, meaning there are still seniors Reggie Gilbert and Dan Pettinato some holes to fill, especially considering flank him on the ends. Jordan Allen, a fifththe Wildcats have to replace two NFL draft year senior who spent his first four seasons picks in linebacker Marquis Flowers and at LSU, provides depth and possibly some cornerback Shaquille Richardson. much needed help getting pressure on the The secondary is the Wildcats’ strongest quarterback on third-down situations. group defensively with the return of Expect to see the Wildcats’ defense senior safeties Jared Tevis, Tra’Mayne improve once again this season in the Bondurant and Jourdon Grandon, as well third year of the Casteel 3-3-5 “odd-stack”. as cornerback and fellow senior Jonathan But unless the improvement equals more McKnight. wins, it won’t be worth much, according to Bondurant may be replaced by junior Casteel.

William Parks at the “Spur” position at least “It’s about winning,” Casteel said. “This for the first few weeks of the season, after is a game about wins. That’s what it’s all Bondurant was removed from the team at about, whether you are an offensive coach, the start of fall camp before returning and defensive coach or whatever, it’s about dealing with the punishment dished out winning.”

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THE NEW FOOTBALL JERSEYS on display during Arizona football’s national signing on Feb. 5. Arizona has four helmets, three jerseys and three pairs of pants this season.

New football uniforms incite excitement amongst players as season opener is around the corner

BY JAMES KELLEY The Daily Wildcat

For the second year in a row , Arizona football will be wearing new uniforms.

The Wildcats will still have the same basic design and number font as 2013, but this season, the gradient design will be limited to the sleeves on their home jerseys instead of the numbers and sleeves. The white jerseys retain the gradient numbers.

The Wildcats boast four helmets, three jerseys and three pairs of pants.

“We have a decent amount of combos,” senior safety Jared Tevis said.

The other difference this year is that the number on the Arizona

jersey being sold to fans is No. 14 , to represent the 2014 season, rather than the number of a star player, like Jake Fischer’s No. 33 last year.

Last season, the Wildcats were most successful in their red helmet, but not by much.

The Wildcats wore their copper helmets twice, going 1-1. They wore blue helmets three times, going 2-1 .

Arizona played four games with a white helmet, going 2-2.

Finally, the Wildcats wore their red helmets four times, going 3-1.

The Wildcats fared about the same no matter the jersey. They wore the blue and red jerseys three times each and the white shirt seven times.

Arizona went 2-1 in blue tops,

4-3 in white jerseys and 2-1 in red shirts.

Tevis said the seniors decide on which uniforms to wear each week and relay that to head coach Rich Rodriguez on Thursdays.

“It’s kinda just our preference, what we feel like for that week,” Tevis said.

Tevis, who is from the Tucson area, said his favorite combination is a blue or white jersey and white shorts. Arizona wore white helmets with blue or white jerseys and white or blue pants in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.

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Anu Solomon looks to lead the Wildcats in Rich Rod’s third year As the first freshman to start at quarterback since Willie Tuitama in 2005 , scrutiny will follow, but Solomon Arizona head football coach Rich was described as calm and collected by Rodriguez was just messing with all of his teammates.

“Most importantly, he is consistent us, and doing a damn fine job at it, too.

Rodriguez announced on Monday in having good reads, and the best that redshirt freshman Anu Solomon attribute he carries is his composure,” will start the nationally televised redshirt senior safety Jared Tevis said.

Friday season opener against UNLV, “That will be big come game time. I just days after telling media members think it’s in his personality and his that he had no timetable to announce a character. He’s a pretty relaxed guy, starter and could take until game time and I think that’s where it comes from.”

Maintaining that composure to decide.

At his weekly press conference, throughout the season will be key for Rodriguez told reporters that he sat Solomon, as the Wildcats will play road down with his coaching staff over games against two highly rated teams the weekend and decided on starting in Oregon and UCLA , two places where it’s not easy to win.

Solomon.

After sitting out last season, his The four quarterbacks in the running — Solomon, redshirt senior Jesse toughest task in his first few starts will be keeping possession Scroggins III , redshirt of the ball and limiting junior Jerrard Randall I thought turnovers. Luckily for and redshirt sophomore he deserves him, Rodriguez said Connor Brewer — were the right to he doesn’t have to be then informed on Sunday worried about being night when they met with start the first pulled early. the coaches. game.

“That doesn’t mean Announcing the — Rich Rodriguez, UA head coach that he plays the whole decision on Monday game and that he will be allowed for Solomon to the starter the rest of the take all the first team season, but I also don’t reps at practice this want any quarterback to week, instead of the previous plan to split reps amongst the ever go in thinking as soon as I make four quarterbacks. The revised plan a mistake I’m coming out,” Rodriguez should give Solomon the best chance said.

In front of Solomon will be a veteran to prepare to face his hometown UNLV offensive line headlined by four squad on Friday.

Solomon, a former four-star recruit , senior starters and one junior starter. redshirted last season and studied Combining that experience on the line with one of the best receiving corps behind last year’s starter B.J. Denker.

Solomon is now charged with leading in the nation should provide Solomon an Arizona squad coming off back-to- with a good chance to succeed.

As it often is in college football, back 8-5 seasons, and Rodriguez said programs go as far as their quarterbacks he’s poised beyond his years.

“I thought he deserves the right to take them. If Arizona wants to improve start the first game,” Rodriguez said. during year three of the Rich Rodriguez “I don’t know who the next guy is but era, it will be behind the arm, and legs, I told all four of the guys to be ready to of Solomon. play because all four could play. But at the same time, I’m confident that Anu — Follow Roberto Payne will play well, and he’ll be the starter @HouseofPayne555 as long as he plays well [and we] win.”

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ARIZONA REDSHIRT freshman quarterback Anu Solomon (12) passes the ball during football practice on Monday. Solomon was named the starter for the season opener against UNLV on Friday.

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Receivers now a position of strength BY brian peel

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Think back to a year ago if you will.

For Wildcat football fans, it was a time of transition and uncertainty.

Not only was replacing NFL bound Matt Scott at quarterback going to be a challenge for head coach Rich Rodriguez, but finding someone to throw the ball to looked just as worrisome.

Oh, how the times have changed for Arizona football.

One year after going into the 2013 season with maybe more question marks than any other position group and lacking any notable playmakers, this year’s Wildcat receiving corps might not just be one of the best in the Pac-12 Conference, but the nation as well.

“I think they’re the best,” said redshirt freshman starting quarterback Anu Solomon. “We have so many weapons and if we keep getting after it and we keep humble, it is scary what they can be.”

That may sound a little biased coming from the newly anointed quarterback, but the fact of the matter is, the Wildcats’ receivers look like a devastating bunch and a nightmare matchup for any secondary in the Pac-12.

At least on paper that is.

The truth is, the Arizona wide receivers have a lot to prove on the field, especially those who had to sit out last season.

Transfers DaVonte’ Neal and Cayleb Jones were both highly touted recruits coming out of high school, but neither has made an impact on the field at the college level. Both played one season as true freshmen back in 2012, Neal at Notre Dame and Jones at Texas, but they had to sit out the 2013 season per NCAA rules.

Missing an entire season and only being able to work with the scout team, Neal is ready to live up to his lofty hype and make plays when it counts.

“Last year was a year for me just to get better, a year for me to work on my craft and make sure I perfect it,” Neal said. “This year is a year for me still to work on my craft, and now that I can go out there and play, it’s a little better for me because knowing I can go out there and compete Saturdays and Fridays with my guys, it just makes it a lot better.”

Likely starting besides Neal and Jones is another player hoping to prove himself after missing all of last year. Austin Hill, whom you might remember from his dominant 2012 season, is back after missing last

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Arizona red shirt freshman quarterback Anu Soloman (12) hands the ball off to sophomore wide receiver Samajie Grant (10) on Aug. 2 at Arizona Stadium. Grant finished last season with 47 catches, 373 receiving yards and one touchdown.

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Arizona sophomore wide receiver Nate Phillips (6) receives a pass from Arizona red shirt junior quarterback Jerrard Randall (8) during football practice on Aug. 2 at Arizona Stadium. Phillips finished last season with a team-highs in catches (51), receiving yards (696) and touchdowns (seven).

season with a torn ACL. “I think it’s definitely a big deal for me because it was a rough injury and it was really hard for me watching the team last year play without me,” Hill said. “It’s exciting to be back, and I’m happy the season [is] coming up really fast so I’m able to get back out there and enjoy football like I used to.”

While the potential of names like Neal, Jones

and Hill lining up together is certainly an exciting prospect, last year, even without the “Big Three,” the Wildcats’ receivers made plenty of big plays.

Returning from a season ago are Nate Phillips, Samajie Grant, Trey Griffey and David Richards, all of whom played important roles for Arizona at different times in 2013, with Phillips and Grant making instant impact as

true freshmen, combining for 98 catches, 1,069 yards and 8 touchdowns.

This season, while the Wildcats do lose 2013 threats Terrence Miller and Garic Wharton, the combination of the Big Three and last year’s returning playmakers provide the most depth and talent Arizona has seen at the wide receiver position in quite a while.

However, even with all the

Arizona redshirt sophomore wide receiver DaVonte’ Neal (19) runs down the field after receiving a kick off during football practice on Aug. 19 at Sancet Field. Neal, who transferred from Notre Dame, had to sit out all of last season due to NCAA rules.

hype surrounding them, Hill doesn’t look at the group as the “best in nation.”

“I don’t think that really goes through our heads,” Hill said. “I don’t think we ever really came up with that ourselves, I think it was just kind of something the nation just saw … saying we’re one of the best in the nation. I think we’re just looking to be the best receiving corps that we can

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Our writers pick how the season will fare for Rich Rodriguez in his third year at Arizona.

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Arizona lost its starting quarterback, B.J. Denker, best player ever, Ka’Deem Carey, and middle linebacker, Jake Fischer, so Rich Rodriguez’s string of bowl wins will surely end, right?

Not so fast, my friend.

In year three, Rich Rod has collected enough OKGs (“our kind of guys”) to not only recover from those losses, but improve on his back-toback 8-5 records.

At West Virginia and Michigan, Rodriguez’s teams improved once his players took leading roles.

Carey is a big loss, but the Wildcats boast one of the best receiving corps in the country to help offset that and aid the new quarterback.

Rodriguez and the UA are coming back with a vengeance in the Pac-12.

Rodriguez preaches speed for his team and all eyes will be on the receiving corps.

But the real question will be if the team can replace now-NFL running back Ka’Deem Carey and find an effective offense.

This season, Arizona will have to play UCLA and Oregon on their respective home fields, which will be a daunting task. In the end, Arizona is a dominant team that will have to fight hard to win in a conference that just keeps standing out.

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Despite key losses across both sides of the ball, year three of the Rich Rodriguez era will be the best yet.

However, don’t expect the national media to feel the same way.

ESPN’s projected Pac-12 preseason offensive and defensive first teams do not include a single Arizona Wildcat.

Last year’s run-heavy offense is likely a thing of the past, but that doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing. A glut of receiving options gives this team a more “traditional” Arizona offense.

Rodriguez will combine that lack of respect with improved depth across the board and improve upon his back-to-back 8-5 seasons.

Prediction: 9-4 Bowl Prediction: Sun Bowl Underrated player: Wide receiver David Richards Overrated player: Quarterback Jesse Scroggins After back-to-back eight-win seasons and two straight bowl victories, Head coach Rich

This is finally starting to look like Rich Rodriguez’s team.

His recruits are finally starting to shape the team, specifically at quarterback, where I believe Anu Solomon will have a successful rookie campaign for the Wildcats.

Solomon was a big winner in high school and I expect him to bring that winning edge to the team. He certainly has the weapons surrounding him at receiver and the offensive line is experienced and talented.

A veteran group of defensive backs should set the tone defensively and the team will get more pressure on the opposing QB than it has in the past.

Scheduling-wise, the Wildcats avoid Stanford and Oregon State and if they can pull out toss-up games at home versus USC and Washington,, record-wise, this could be one of the best teams in UA history.

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WHO CAN REPLACE KA’DEEM CAREY? tyler baker/The Daily Wildcat

Arizona redshirt junior running back Jared Baker (23) runs a play during practice on Aug. 2 at Arizona Stadium.

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Arizona redshirt junior running back Jared Baker (23) runs up the field during practice on Aug. 19 at Sancet Field.

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Arizona freshman running back Nick Wilson (28) runs a play during football practice on Aug. 19 at Sancet Field.

“It takes a village to raise a child” is an old proverb, and it looks like it will take a committee to replace Ka’Deem Carey.

Seven months after Carey left school early for the NFL Draft, he still looms large over his hometown team.

“He was one of the best in the country and not only was he a good player, he was so durable,” UA head coach Rich Rodriguez said about Carey. “I mean he’d carry it 40 times a game and run it just as hard on his 40th carry as his first carry and then he’d be able to go the next week, too.”

Carey owns or shares 26 school records, including career rushing yards, singleseason rushing yards, touchdowns, single game rushing yards and most carries in one game with 48.

“We’ll do it by committee, we won’t have one guy get 1,900 yards rushing, but we have some talent there,” Rodriguez said.

The coaches said they are impressed with the current crop of running backs.

“I love the way the guys are working,” said Calvin Magee, associate head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach. “They focus and they concentrate, and they try to improve every day and that’s all you can ask for.”

The Wildcats also lost Carey’s backup, running back Daniel Jenkins, who ran for 411 yards and quarterback B.J. Denker, who ran for 949 yards.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Anu Solomon said there is more pressure on the quarterbacks to produce with Carey gone.

“Of course, we lost pretty much our running offense but with the receiving corps we have,” Solomon said. “That just kinda replaces that and the young running backs we have, they can be better but they could be as good as Ka’Deem as well.”

Carey scored 20 touchdowns and

rushed for 1,885 yards in 2013, despite missing the season opener against FCS opponent NAU. “It’s gonna be very hard,” said freshman running back Jonathan Haden about replacing Carey. “He was one of the best running backs in the nation last year so hopefully, collectively as a group, we can find one person, or two people or three that can get the job done.”

Fifth-year senior Terris Jones-Grigsby is listed as the starter at running back for the UNLV game, with fifth-year senior Adonis Smith and freshman Nick Wilson behind him on the depth chart.

“We know we got big shoes to fill in for Ka’Deem and we’re all ready to take on that role,” Jones-Grigsby said. “We take it day by day.”

Jones-Grigsby is the brother of former UA star Nic Grigsby, who played at Arizona from 2007 to 2010 and rushed for 2,957 yards, averaging 5.2 yards a carry.

“Terris is solid, Terris just does everything solid,” Magee said. “He’s a good example for the young kids that are watching him.”

Rodriguez said Haden will play as a freshman and, in addition to tailback, has seen time at slot receiver. Three of Haden’s brothers played FBS college football and his sibling Joe Haden is an All-Pro cornerback for the Cleveland Browns.

Magee said the freshmen running backs like Wilson and Haden have impressed him.

“That’s been very exciting to watch,” Magee said. “They’re learning pretty quick and making some plays so it’s exciting to see.”

Wilson said that they are all pushing and learning from each other.

“Me and Jonathan were talking the other day and he was saying he’s the real shifty, agile guy, and I’m kind of like the fast, one-cut power guy,” Wilson said. “He said we could really complement each other and I really think that’s true.”

Jared Baker is the only returning running back with a carry last year, rushing 27 times for 130 yards. Baker returned nine kickoffs for 210 yards and his long of 34 tied for the team high, but tore his ACL on a kick return at ASU. “I’m very pleased with Baker,” Magee said. “I’m very pleased with his efforts and he looks really sharp doing what he’s doing and he’s a veteran. He knows the offense.”

Jones-Grigsby and redshirt freshman Zach Green said they learned a lot from Carey.

“Ka’Deem’s a really strong runner and he doesn’t go down on the first hit,” Green said. “All I did last year was sit back and watch him play and just try to mimic him as much as I can on the field.”

Wilson said he would have appreciated getting to learn from Carey.

“Personally, I kind of wanted Ka’Deem to stay so I could learn under his wing a little bit because our running styles are very similar,” Wilson said.

Haden said the backs help each other learn the offense “because we just want the best player to play.”

“We spend so much time in the film room, because we love the game so much we just want to learn, to do our best out there,” Haden said. “So like we stay after meetings to watch film and stuff and just learn the offense, so that we know that we’re doing the right thing and we can do 100 percent.”

Maybe working together, the 2014 running backs can fill the void left by Carey, who was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the No. 117 overall pick.

“We don’t have a Ka’Deem,” Rodriguez said, “which everybody knows, but we got a lot of bodies there, and I think we’re going to be good.”

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Arizona redshirt freshman running back Zach Green (34) catches a pass during football practice on Aug. 19 at Sancet Field.

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Arizona redshirt sophomore quarterback Connor Brewer (11) fakes a handoff to freshman running back Jonathan Haden (7) during football practice on Aug. 19 at Sancet Field.

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Arizona redshirt junior running back Jared Baker (23) runs a play during practice on Aug. 2 at Arizona Stadium.

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Football Guide • Thursday, August 28, 2014

New playoff system better for everyone

BY JAMES KELLEY The Daily Wildcat

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fter 145 years, playoffs have finally come to major college football, and it’s an ideal system.

Instead of the mistake-prone Bowl Championship Series, the national champion will be crowned by a four-team tournament.

“At first, I was thinking, ‘If it’s not broke, why do we got to have a playoff?’” Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez said. “But now, it’s in place … and seeing what’s going to happen with the four teams, I think it’s pretty exciting. I think it’s good for college football.”

The four teams will be picked by a selection committee, the proper way to pick the teams.

After years of blunders by the BCS computers, college football’s decision makers have ended their blind trust of computer rankings. Those on the committee will use strength of schedule as a tool to make the decisions, rather than letting tools make the decision for them.

Arizona’s not likely to make the playoffs, but if it does, the committee would recognize a win at UTSA as solid, since the Roadrunners have 37 seniors and return 21 starters. A computer would just dismiss UTSA as a Conference USA. Also, the playoff won’t rely on imperfect rankings.

The Coaches Poll is fatally flawed. The coaches are too busy coaching to watch the other teams’ games, and the AP Top 25 Poll has too many eastern writers. Pac-12 Conference games are often on too late for people on the east coast or are hidden on the Pac-12 Networks.

The committee features members whose

jobs are to pick only the top four teams, not an unwieldy 25, and five of its 13 members have western ties.

The championship game will also be played at different sites, which are bid on. It won’t just be played at the same four stadiums like the BCS. The first one will be at AT&T Stadium in North Texas and the third will be at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., two places that were locked out of the BCS monopoly.

The playoff also added the Cotton and Peach bowls to its major postseason game lineup.

Before the playoff, the BCS was limited to just the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar and Orange Bowls.

The new major bowls will host two semifinal games, rotating, and on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, there will be triple-headers of good games.

Finally, the playoff features an ideal number: four.

If the playoff was eight, 16 or some other multiple-of-eight teams, it would be too many.

“You got to put the breaks on, too,” Rodriguez said. “Say we’ll go to eight, we’ll go to 16 — I don’t know about all that. I like where we’re at right now.”

One of the great things about college football is that every game counts.

The playoff would only feature the elite teams, teams that deserve a shot at the national championship. But there are four teams in play now instead of two, so a team like the 2013 Alabama squad doesn’t get punished for one crazy play.

This season is a turning point in the history of college football, so hang on tight.

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2014-15 UA football positional grades On Monday, Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez named redshirt freshman Anu Solomon the starting QB for the Friday season opener against UNLV. Solomon redshirted last season and will see his first game action as a Wildcat against UNLV. “I’m confident that Anu will play well, and he’ll be the start as long as he plays well enough to win,” Rodriguez said.

Solomon has been praised as a composed, in-the-pocket quarterback by coaches and teammates alike.

His ability to remain unfazed, no matter what or who has been thrown at him, has garnered praise from several of his teammates.

“He has a lot of capability; he can hurt you with his arm or his legs,” redshirt senior safety Jared Tevis said. “Most importantly, he’s pretty consistent … and the best attribute he carries is

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Quarterback

Starter: Anu Solomon (redshirt freshman) Backups: Jesse Scroggins III (redshirt senior), Connor Brewer (redshirt sophomore), Jerrard Randall (redshirt junior), Brandon Dawkins (true freshman), Zach Werlinger (true freshman) Departures: B.J. Denker (graduation), Nick Isham (transfer), Javelle Allen (kicked off team), Khari McGee (switched to wide receiver), Adam Friederichsen (left team) Returning stat leaders: No quarterback on the current roster has played in a game for Arizona.

composure. I think that’ll be big come game time.”

In addition to seeing his first game action against UNLV, Solomon will be the first freshman to start at QB since Willie Tuitama in 2005.

Redshirt senior Jesse Scroggins III was one of the three players Solomon beat out for the starting job and figures to be the backup QB. Scroggins, a junior college transfer who also played at USC, has a cannon arm and was one of the frontrunners for the starting gig. His ability to make a variety of throws greatly helped his case.

Add in his athleticism and he has the natural ability to be a starting quarterback for a Division 1 football program.

However, he lacks the accuracy to put his receivers in a favorable spot to safely catch his passes consistently. Despite his

lack of accuracy, you could do a lot worse than Scroggins as the backup QB. Redshirt junior Jerrard Randall and redshirt sophomore Connor Brewer both have starting quarterback traits (Randall’s dualthreat ability and Brewer’s accuracy), but they both failed to capitalize on their chances to start.

Both received first-team reps throughout spring and fall camp.

There will have to be injuries or poor performances above them for either to see consistent game action this season.

Grade: C+

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carries and 4.7 yards per carry average Ka’Deem Carey is the best running back, and one of the best players, in Arizona history. He has tied or owns 26 school records, among which are included his program-best 4,232 rushing yards.

It is impossible to replace a star of his status with just one player, and Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez is too smart to attempt to do so.

A committee of running backs will likely split carries as they attempt to account for all the production lost from the departure of Carey and QB B.J. Denker, who was second on the team with 1,074 rushing yards last season.

Leading the committee this year is redshirt senior Terris Jones-Grigsby.

Jones-Grigsby, who is the younger brother of former Arizona standout running back Nic Grigsby, has

Running Back

Projected starter: Terris Jones-Grigsby (redshirt senior) Backups: Adonis Smith (redshirt senior), Nick Wilson (true freshman), Jonathan Haden (true freshman), Jared Baker (redshirt junior), Zach Green (redshirt freshman), Ty Cruz (true freshman), Jonah Huff (true freshman), Jocquez Kalili (true freshman) Departures: Ka’Deem Carey (NFL), Daniel Jenkins (graduation), Kylan Butler (graduation), Myles Smith (no longer with team), Pierre Cormier (medical) Returning stat leaders: Jared Baker (2013-14) — 127 rushing yards on 27 rEbecca marie sasnett/the Daily Wildcat RB Jonathan haden

Wide Receivers

Projected starters: Austin Hill (redshirt senior), DaVonte’ Neal (redshirt sophomore), Cayleb Jones (redshirt sophomore), Samajie Grant (sophomore) Backups: David Richards (redshirt junior), Trey Griffey (redshirt sophomore), Tyrell Johnson (true freshman), Nate Phillips (sophomore), Abraham Mendivil (redshirt freshman), Kaelin DeBoskie (true freshman), Drake Pierre (redshirt freshman), Khari McGee (redshirt freshman), Clive Georges (redshirt sophomore), Darius Aguirre (true freshman), Tony Ellison (true freshman), Spencer Marciniak (true freshman) Departures: Terrence Miller (graduation, NFL), Johnny Jackson (switch to cornerback), Trevor Ermisch

(switch to safety), Garic Wharton (left program), Paul Elvira (no longer with program), Aaron Lacombe (no longer with program) Returning stat leaders: Nate Phillips (2013-14) — 51 receptions for 696 receiving yards and seven touchdowns Samajie Grant (2013-14) — 47 receptions for 373 receiving yards and one touchdown Last season, inexperience and injury plagued the depth at wide receiver, and the passing statistics suffered as a result.

Arizona receivers tallied 2,516 receiving yards on the season, which was 516 less receiving yards than their opponents gained against them.

Back are those who were injured last season (Austin Hill, David Richards) and new to the fold are several high profile

Defensive linemen

Projected starters: Reggie Gilbert, senior (defensive end); Jeff Worthy, junior (nose tackle); Dan Pettinato, redshirt senior (defensive tackle) Backups: Jordan Allen (redshirt senior), Parker Zellers (redshirt freshman), Calvin Allen (redshirt freshman), Aiulua Fanene (redshirt sophomore), Jack Banda (redshirt freshman), Luca Bruno (redshirt freshman), Jerod Cody

transfers (DaVonte’ Neal, Cayleb Jones).

Add those players to the returning cast led by sophomores Samajie Grant and Nate Phillips and the Wildcats have one of the premier wide receiver groups in the conference.

Specifically, Hill’s return will make life easier for the quarterbacks on the roster.

Hill tore his ACL before last season and missed the entire season as he recovered.

Prior to his injury, Hill caught 81 passes for 1,364 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2012.

Having that kind of production return to the lineup will make the Wildcats that much more dangerous.

Joining Hill this season is the transfer duo of Neal and Jones. Neal, who transferred from Notre Dame, and Jones, who transferred from Texas, are projected starters and add two different receiving styles to the team.

(redshirt sophomore), Sani Fuimaono (sophomore), Marcus Griffin (true freshman), Niko Kittrell (redshirt sophomore), Hunter Long (redshirt junior), Dwight Melvin (redshirt sophomore) Departures: Tevin Hood (graduation), Kyle Kelley (left program), Kirifi Taula (medical), Sione Tuihalamaka (graduation) Returning stat leaders: Reggie Gilbert (2013-14) — 34 total tackles, four sacks and seven tackles for loss Dan Pettinato (2013-14) — 10 total tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss The lack of a consistent pass rush has been a detriment for the majority of Arizona teams over the past half-decade. There have been talented individual pass rushers, but there hasn’t been one team that was dominant at getting to the quarterback.

Returning this season is redshirt senior Dan Pettinato, who was injured at the beginning of the season and fell down the depth chart. However, a strong spring has moved him atop the defensive tackle depth chart.

Unfortunately for Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez, he likely won’t have a dominant pass rush this season. There’s no

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pulled away from the younger running backs with his knowledge of the playbook and multifaceted running style.

To begin the season, he will likely get the majority of rushing attempts and the biggest opportunity to make plays.

Among the backups who figure to get playing time include: true freshman Nick Wilson, redshirt junior Jared Baker and true freshman Jonathan Haden.

Each brings a different running style and should serve as change of pace backs from Jones-Grisgby.

Of the trio, Wilson brings the most complete running style to the table. The four-star recruit has the natural talent to make an impact in his true freshman year.

Grade: C

The 5-foot-10 Neal will likely start in the slot and provide big-play ability every time he touches the ball, a la current Seattle Seahawk Percy Harvin.

Jones is a bigger receiving threat (6-foot3, 215 pounds) who can catch jump balls down the field over smaller defensive backs.

Returning to action is the trio of Phillips, Grant and Trey Griffey. They combined for 112 receptions for 1,239 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns last season.

If any positional group is significantly better than last season, it’s the wide receivers’.

Grade: A

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doubting there is increased depth across the defensive line, but it just doesn’t seem likely to see more than the 24 sacks the defense had last season.

Headlining that increased depth is the duo of LSU transfer Jordan Allen and Boise State transfer Jeff Worthy. Both had to sit out last season due to NCAA transfer rules.

The duo will provide veteran bodies who have played on successful D1 college football teams and be much better rotational players than Arizona defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel has had in his two previous years in the program.

Casteel said he plans on rotating plays based on how many snaps the coaching staff feels it can play per game.

“What we’re trying to do is find out how many optimal reps can such and such get at will linebacker, a five technique or whatever it may be,” Casteel said. “Some guys are going to be able to do their best at maybe 45-50 snaps a game, and another kid may be a 20-25 snaps a game guy.”

Having more able bodies will allow Casteel to have more fresh bodies than he’s ever had at Arizona.

Grade: C+

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Offensive linemen Projected starters: Mickey Baucus, redshirt senior (left tackle), Cayman Bundage, junior (left guard), Steven Gurrola, senior (center), Jacob Alsadek, redshirt senior (right guard), Fabbians Ebbele, redshirt senior (right tackle) Backups: T.D. Gross (redshirt sophomore), Lene Maiava (redshirt junior), Carter Wood (redshirt junior), Layth Friekh (true freshman), Zach Hemmila (redshirt sophomore), Jacob Arzouman (redshirt junior), Christian Boettcher (true freshman), Gerhard de Beer (redshirt freshman), Faitele Faafoi (redshirt junior), Kaige Lawrence (redshirt junior),

Jordan Poland (true freshman), Freddie Tagaloa (junior), Levi Walton (true freshman) Departures: Alec Anderson (no longer with program), Beau Boyster (no longer with program), Austin Hyatt (no longer with program), Chris Putton (graduation), Trent Spurgeon (no longer with program) Returning start leaders: Mickey Baucus: 13 starts Cayman Bundage: 13 starts Steven Gurrola: 13 starts Fabbians Ebbele: 12 starts Just last year, continuity issues plagued the unit, and there were questions after losing two veterans in Kyle Quinn and Trace Biskin.

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Gross and Maiava aren’t horrible options but the drop-off from starters to reserves is significant and could lead to problems.

As long as the offensive line stays healthy, Arizona will have a successful year on the offensive side of the ball.

starters at both quarterback and running back this season but the same can’t be said about the offensive line. Four out of five starters from last year’s offensive line are back, three of which are entering their senior seasons.

Leading the way along the line are Mickey Baucus (38 career starts) and Fabbians Ebbele (37 career starts). By comparison, their combined 75 starts are more than all of ASU’s five projected starting offensive linemen.

Having such an experienced line will drastically help redshirt freshman starting quarterback Anu Solomon get acclimated to the college game.

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Linebackers

Projected starters: Scooby Wright III, sophomore (middle linebacker); DeAndre’ Miller, sophomore (weak side linebacker); Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea, junior (strong side linebacker) Backups: Derrick Turituri (sophomore), Cody Ippolito (redshirt sophomore), Hank Hobson (senior), Jake Matthews (sophomore), Sir Thomas Jackson (redshirt junior), Jamardre Cobb (true freshman), Ryan Dunn (redshirt freshman), Haden Gregory (redshirt junior), Alex King (redshirt sophomore), RJ Morgan (redshirt freshman), Brandon Rutt (true freshman), Antonio Smothers Jr. (junior), Tre Tyler (true freshman), Marquis Ware (true freshman) Departures: Jake Fischer (graduation), Marquis Flowers (graduation), Brian Keyes

(no longer with program), Cole Ramseyer (no longer with program) Returning stat leaders: Scooby Wright III (2013-14) — 83 total tackles, one interception and 9.5 tackles for loss Sir Thomas Jackson (2013-14) — eight total tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss Last season’s linebacking core featured established linebackers Jake Fischer and Marquis Flowers and was a strength of an otherwise average defense. However, Fischer and Flowers, the top-two tacklers, both graduated and need to be replaced.

Their combined 192 tackles accounted for just under 70 percent of the total tackles made by starting linebackers last season. Replacing that kind of production will not be easy and likely will not happen.

Filling those starting spots is DeAndre’ Miller and Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea, and between them there are a lot of unknowns.

The duo needs to perform from the onset or there will be changes made rather quickly.

The lone mainstay from last year’s starters is Scooby Wright III. The 6-foot-1 linebacker is tied with safety Jared Tevis for the most total tackles amongst returning players (83) and will be a focal point of the defense as a whole.

Wright III played last season as a true freshman and impressed coaches and fans alike. He was named a freshman All-American by 247sports.com.

If he can help the other linebackers progress, this unit will be considerably better as the season progresses than it currently is.

Grades: C-

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(senior), Carter Hehr (redshirt freshman), Brogan Kemmerly (redshirt freshman), Anthony Lopez (junior), Yamen Sanders (redshirt sophomore) Departures: Shaquille Richardson (graduation, NFL), Derek Babiash (left program), Logan Barlett Returning stat leaders: Jared Tevis (2013-14) — 83 total tackles, one interception and four tackle for loss Jourdon Grandon (2013-14) — 73 total tackles and two interceptions

Defensive Backs

Projected starters: Jonathan McKnight, redshirt senior (cornerback); Jarvis McCall Jr., redshirt freshman (cornerback); Jourdon Grandon, redshirt senior (free safety); William Parks, junior (safety); Jared Tevis, redshirt senior (safety) Backups: Cam Denson (true freshman), Tra’Mayne Bondurant (senior), Devin Holiday (sophomore), Jamar Allah (junior), Tellas Jones (redshirt sophomore), Blake Brady (redshirt senior), Patrick Glover (junior), Johnny Jackson (redshirt junior), Kwesi Mashack (true freshman), Brendan Murphy (redshirt senior), Rodney Carr Jr. (true freshman), Trevor Ermisch

Cornerbacks at Arizona have consistently revolved over the past couple years, and there will be yet another new starter this season.

Jarvis McCall Jr. is slotted to start and should provide considerable height alongside Jonathan McKnight.

McKnight, who started all 13 games last season, will fill a similar role as last season’s No. 1 cornerback Shaquille Richardson.

Behind McCall Jr. and McKnight, there is a unique mixture of upperclassmen and underclassmen that could see playing time if the starters underperform.

Among those looking for playing time are Cameron Denson, Devin Holiday and Patrick Glover. All three are talented enough to play but need to earn their snaps.

On the other hand, all three starting safeties are back from last season, but Tra’Mayne Bondurant will start the year on the bench due to disciplinary reasons. Bondurant started 12 games last season at safety and was among team leaders with 72 total tackles.

Replacing Bondurant is junior Will Parks, who joins Jared Tevis and Jourdon Grandon as the three starting safeties.

In defensive coordinator’s Jeff Casteel’s 3-3-5 defensive formation, having the extra safety helps guard against the spread offenses in the Pac-12 Conference. The Tevis and Grandon duo is among the best in the conference, and its versatility provides Casteel with plenty of options in regard to pass coverage and run support.

This season, safety will be one of the few positions of strength on the defensive side of the ball.

Grade: B+

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Special Teams

Projected starters: Casey Skowron, redshirt junior (kicker); Drew Riggleman, redshirt junior (punter); DaVonte’ Neal, redshirt sophomore (punt returner); Jared Baker, redshirt junior (kick returner); Samajie Grant, sophomore (kick returner) Backups: Josh Pollack (kicker/ rEbecca marie sasnett/the Daily Wildcat

punter), Ethan Keyserling (kicker/punter) Departures: Jake Smith (graduation), Jack Flatau (no longer with team), Bret Miller (no longer with team) Returning stat leaders: Samajie Grant (2013-14) — 10 kick returns for 193 yards Jared Baker (2013-14) — nine kick returns for 210 yards Special teams were definitely not Arizona’s strong suit in the Mike Stoops era, and so far in the Rich Rodriguez era, it has been much of the same. Lackluster kickers have plagued Arizona fans for the better part of the past decade.

Last year’s starting kicker, Jake Smith, went only 12-19 on his field goals and

prototypical punt return and will improve the return game.

Punter Drew Riggleman showed consistency with his 40.1 punting average over 56 punts last season. He is not an All-American, but he is more than capable at handling the punting duties and will do so again this season.

As a whole, special teams this year should be better than last season, but the difference won’t be significant enough to turn heads.

was actually a decent kicker by Arizona standards.

Returning kicks haven’t been much better either, as Arizona averaged 20.5 yards per return and did not score a touchdown. The longest kick return last season was an unspectacular 34 yards by Jared Baker.

Punt returns followed much of the same path as kick returns, as unspectacular plays were the norm, and the team struggled to only 7.2 yards per punt return.

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THE PRIDE OF ARIZONA marching band enters the field before Arizona’s 2013 season opener against NAU at Arizona Stadium on Aug. 30, 2013. Under Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez, the Wildcats have emphasized staying throughout the entirety of football games.

BY JAMES KELLEY The Daily Wildcat

Arizona football head coach Rich Rodriguez has a message for UA students: pace yourselves.

Football games at Arizona are more than just the action between the opening kick off and the end of the fourth quarter.

While the ZonaZoo is first-come first-serve, causing students to camp out to get the best seats, Rodriguez said he doesn’t want them to wear themselves out.

“We get there two hours before the game and they’re already in there, packed, ready to go,” Rodriguez said. “The just got to pace themselves it’s a long game … over three hours long. For a 7 p.m. game, don’t start at 8 in the morning, you know? Wait till after lunch and ease your way into that, because that can be a long night.”

Last year, ESPN named the ZonaZoo the best student section in the Pac-12.

“We have great weather, we have a lot of night

games and the seats are fantastic,” Rodriguez said. “They’re right behind the bench; you can’t find better seats in college football for a student section … so I think the ZonaZoo has been tremendous.”

There are two new additions to Arizona game days this year: the Sun Link Tucson Modern Streetcar and the CatTran shuttle. The streetcar has four stops on campus south of Speedway Boulevard.

This year, the UA also added a shuttle from the Park Avenue Garage to Arizona Stadium.

The shuttles run two hours before kick off and at the end of the third quarter, ending one hour after the game.

The shuttles are free for fans who park in the garage, which will cost $5 per vehicle or free to carpools (vehicles of four or more). Free parking for carpools is also available in Main Gate, Highland and Tyndall Avenue Garages.

Arizona football’s pregame festivities start the night before with Bear Down Fridays, a pep rally

on University Boulevard near the Main Gate.

The first one will be on Thursday.

On game days, there are several more events.

The Coca-Cola Fan Fiesta starts three hours before kick off. The Fan Fiesta features giveaways and inflatables and is located on the mall, just west of Cherry Avenue Next at about two hours before the games is the Wildcat Walk . Fans can cheer on the football team as they are dropped off at Cherry Avenue and University Boulevard and walk to the stadium with the cheerleaders and mascots in between a tunnel of fans while the band plays.

After the game, the band plays a concert at Heritage Hill near the Student Union Memorial Center and the Administration Building. It’s probably better than waiting in your car for the 50,000 other fans to leave after the game.

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Leonard Williams, USC Trojans Coach of the Year: David Shaw, Stanford Cardinal

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ARIZONA HEAD COACH Rich Rodriguez answers questions from the media after practice on Tuesday. Rodriguez has gone 16-10 in his first two seasons at Arizona, including back-to-back bowl wins.

Rich Rodriguez enters his third year at Arizona, and his changes to the program have the Wildcats ready to improve upon back-to-back 8-5 seasons.

BY JAMES KELLEY The Daily Wildcat

Just like one of his most repeated mottos, Arizona football players describe head coach Rich Rodriguez as an almost contradictory figure.

Rodriguez often talks about wanting his players to be “comfortable being uncomfortable,” and they portray him as a strict players’ coach.

“It’s fun,” senior receiver Austin Hill said about playing for Rodriguez.

“It’s always upbeat. It can be tough at times, but his motto is, ‘You gotta be comfortable being uncomfortable.’

He definitely works us hard, but at the end of the day, he makes us better players on the field and better men off the field.”

Players who run afoul of team rules, like multiple school recordholder Ka’Deem Carey in 2013 or 30-time starter and senior safety Tra’Mayne Bondurant in 2014, must work their way back onto Rodriguez’s teams.

“He’s a high-caliber, demanding but loving ‘taking care of his players’ coach,” senior quarterback Jesse Scroggins III said. “We know he cares about us, and that’s why we follow his rules.”

Arizona went 8-5 with bowl wins in Rodriguez’s first two seasons. The UA had only been to 16 bowl games before Rodriguez came to town.

Rodriguez said this is where he

wanted the program to be going into that wants to make you feel your most comfortable when you are his third year.

“The foundation, the culture, uncomfortable.”

However, Rodriguez’s last stop, at whatever you want to call it, of the program that we wanted to establish Michigan, one of the most storied the first couple of years — I think programs in college football history, that’s been set, so that’s a good thing,” ended with him getting fired. The Rodriguez said. “And now we’re Wolverines have seen their record going to try and take the next step. decrease each year after 2011 The thing is, we can be significantly since Rodriguez left, after getting better, and it may not show in results better each year he was there. His because everybody we’re playing replacement, Brady Hoke, is on the hot seat. is getting better.

When asked about So we got to make Michigan’s record more improvement Coach Rod’s getting worse each than our opponents a great coach, year since he was are making, he makes us fired, Rodriguez and we know comfortable said, “Have they? I they’re all making being haven’t noticed,” and improvements, too.” laughed.

At Glenville State, uncomfortable.

— DaVonte’ Neal, red“The biggest Rodriguez won shirt sophomore WR disappointment the West Virginia when we got run Intercollegiate out of there was that Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award in 1993 some of the things that we had to and 1994 and was NAIA Coach of correct the first couple of years — it the Year as well. He won the Big East was painful,” Rodriguez said. “By the Championship in 2003, 2004, 2005 third year, we started making a little progress, and we thought we were and 2007.

“Coach Rod’s a great coach,” going to be really, really good year sophomore receiver DaVonte’ Neal four or year five. But we didn’t have said. “He makes us comfortable being that opportunity and so that was uncomfortable. He emphasizes that the most disappointing part about a lot by going out there and making that — that we didn’t get a chance us feel uncomfortable, like maybe to finish the job, so to speak, but yelling at us a little bit, just to see things work out for a reason, I guess. how we react to the pressure. It’s And now I’m here in sunny Arizona, great to know that you have a coach beautiful weather in this brand new

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FBS coaching results West Virginia 2001 3-8 2002 9-4 Continental Tire Bowl 2003 8-5 Gator Bowl 2004 8-4 Gator Bowl 2005 11-1 Sugar Bowl 2006 11-2 Gator Bowl

2007 10-2 Fiesta Bowl Michigan 2008 3-9 2009 5-7 2010 7-6 Gator Bowl Arizona 2012 8-5 New Mexico Bowl 2013 8-5 AdvoCare V100 Bowl

facility, so this is pretty good for us.”

Rodriguez resurfaced at the UA after working at CBS for a season and has made Tucson a popular destination.

According to the Arizona Daily Star, Arizona is the only school that features transfers from all the power five conferences and Notre Dame and BYU. Scroggins, who started his college career at USC, said the coaches and especially Rodriguez are the reason the UA is so popular to transfers.

“We see that U of A’s on the rise, and everybody wants to be a part of that, everybody wants to be a part of something great, and coach Rich Rod is doing something great. He’s putting up what I believe can be a dynasty,” said Neal, who transferred from Notre Dame.

Senior safety Jared Tevis, who is from the Tucson area, said Rodriguez has had a great impact on the program and that it will pay off.

“I think it’s just a matter of attitude,” Tevis said. “It’s kind of more important as I said, more important to the players and to the community. We’ll continue to try and get that going, and the discipline and accountability has increased a ton since coach Rod got here, and I think that’s gonna help us take that step to the next level.”

Rodriguez inherited a program from former UA head coach Mike Stoops that lost 10 games in a row to

FBS teams in 2010 and 2011, despite featuring 12 current NFL players.

Hill said the program has done “a complete 180” from Stoops and has gotten Tucson and the UA more interested in football.

“He really got the community much more involved than I thought he possibly could, and he’s really gotten people interested in football,” Hill said. “Which is awesome, because more fans coming to the games, staying longer — it’s a great experience as a football player to have and to see that the community has your back.”

Freshman running back Jonathan Haden said Rodriguez wants the Wildcats to be closer to each other than anyone other than their actual family.

“It makes us feel like, ‘Why not Arizona?’” Haden said.

An upcoming goal Rodriguez has for the program is less optimistic and also a bit of a contradiction.

“We’re not to the point yet where we’re good enough to play poorly and win,” Rodriguez said. “It sounds like coach speak, but I’ll know we’ve arrived when we go out there and play bad and stink it up and still win the game.”

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