Pac-12 Football Week 1: Game-by-Game Highlights

Pac-12 South:

Sep 3, 2015; Tucson, AZ, USA; The Arizona Wildcats celebrate after the fourth quarter against the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Arizona Stadium. Arizona won 42-32. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports

No. 22 Arizona                        42

Univ. Texas at San Antonio  32

Ten points.  Arizona didn’t beat the -30.5 point spread, but that’s what most experts predicted. Everything would have had to go perfectly with no injuries, no suspensions, and not such a great UTSA Roadrunner team, but that’s not what went down unfortunately.

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Coach Rich Rod felt that his defense was winded and not in shape although he certainly felt that they were ready for the game after pre-season camp. I surmise that the team was winded because they were on the field for so long and the opposing team scored 32 points against them converting on third downs, etc.

Arizona did pull out a win even if it came with some losses, none of which are season long losses. There isn’t a better time for these injuries than the beginning of the season when young players can get some experience and veterans can rest a little and recuperate.

Dec 31, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats linebacker Scooby Wright III (33) against the Boise State Broncos in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl at Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

We also saw and heard that a lot of the defense got a chance to enter the game, so maybe it was harder to get their groove going.  All that said, they still won and that’s more than a number of Pac-12 teams can say after the long weekend.

In Scooby news…according to ESPN Scooby, “had his left knee scoped to repair a lateral meniscus tear, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy. The Wildcats hope to have him back in a month.”  Sports illustrated’s Brian Hamilton added that the source said, “It was better than everyone thought.”

Both of these sources were conflicted on if Scooby would be ready for the UCLA game in late September, all we can do is support our Wildcat and pray hard for a quick and painless recovery.

There’s nothing like a winning locker room and a recap of a victory. Check out this Arizona Wildcats video, don’t miss Coach Rich Rod’s speech at the end, this should be the fans attitude as well. GO CATS!

Next: No. 13 UCLA vs Virginia