Arizona Football to open against New Mexico

Published: Aug 26, 2024 Duration: 00:01:50 Category: News & Politics

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I'M JASON BARR. IT IS GAME WEEK FOR ARIZONA FOOTBALL. THE WILDCATS WILL OPEN THEIR FIRST SEASON IN THE BIG 12. COMING UP ON SATURDAY. THAT'S WHEN THEY HOST NEW MEXICO. IT'S A NONCONFERENCE GAME AND THE ONLY OTHER TIME THE WILDCATS OPENED UP AGAINST THE LOBOS WAS BACK IN 1911, MR. NICE GUY. BRENT BRENNAN ENTERING HIS FIRST SEASON AS HEAD COACH AFTER 7 YEARS AT SAN JOSE STATE. HE WAS ONCE A WILDCAT GRADUATE ASSISTANT, DESPITE NO TO AN ARIZONA BE THE ALAMO BOWL CHAMPIONS ON A SEVEN-GAME WINNING STREAK AND RANK 21ST IN THE COUNTRY. SATURDAY'S HOME GAME IS NOT SOLD OUT YET. TODAY, BRENNAN TRYING TO SELL THE ARIZONA STADIUM EXPERIENCE TO THE FANS. THE TAIL GATE INTO THE WILD CAT. WALK TO THAT. THE BAND AND THE CHEERLEADERS AND OFF ON, THOUGH, AND THE FLAG GROUPS LIKE THE STUDENTS IS ON US TO LIKE ALL THOSE THINGS, MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. AND I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT LIKE WATCHING GAMES IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME. BUT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE SMELL OF WALKING INTO A STADIUM. WILDCATS, OF COURSE, LED BY FIFITA AT QB AND ALSO WIDE RECEIVER TETAIROA MCMILLAN, TIM AKER PRESEASON FIRST TEAM, ALL AMERICAN. BUT WHAT ABOUT DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DUANE AKINA AND THE DEFENSIVE LINE. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE YOU KNOW, NICE SURPRISES OF THIS FOOTBALL TEAM. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF TALENT THERE. NO, WE'VE GOT A GOOD MIX OF, YOU KNOW, SOME SPEED AND SOME EDGE PRESIDENTS WITH SOME PHYSICALITY, INTERIOR. AND SO IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE START PLAYING. THE WILDCATS, HOST OF NEW MEXICO TEAM THAT LOST THIS PAST SATURDAY AT HOME TO MONTANA STATE. THE LOBOS BLEW A 21 POINT LEAD IN THAT GAME. WELL, ARIZONA FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW DROPS TOMORROW ON OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS. IT'S CALLED A NEW CHAPTER. HEAR FROM TERRELL MCMILLAN ON WHY HE CHOSE TO STAY IN ARIZONA RATHER THAN ENTER THE TRANSFER

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