Arizona travels to the bay area to take on the Oregon Ducks for the PAC 12 Conference Tittle. The Ducks are heavily favored and not many people are giving the Wildcats much of a chance. Coach Rich Rodriguez and company have a game plan that they feel will help them prevail.
Arizona already beat Oregon once this year and did it with stingy defense. They run a 3-5-3 which has given Oregon some trouble over the past 2 years. Arizona beat them last season as well. If they want to do so again they need to lean on their play makers. Anu Solomon needs to play a near perfect game and help the Wildcat offense control the clock. They can help the defense tremendously if they can keep Marcus Mariota and that high powered offense off the field.
With a healthy dose of freshman running back Nick Wilson and a side of wide receiver Cayleb Jones the Wildcats have a high powered offense themselves. The Wildcat defense has been impressive the last few weeks and behind linebacker Scooby Wright they plan to take the PAC 12 Trophy from Oregon just as Wright did to Mariota in their first meeting to seal the victory.
The sleeper unit for Arizona that may be the difference is the special teams. They blocked a punt last week against Arizona State and the return game has been great for the Wildcats. DaVonte' Neal has already ran one punt back this year and you must always beware of where he is at on the football field. The Notre dame transfer, who played high school in Phoenix and Scottsdale, also is a deep threat at wide receiver. Regardless of the outcome it has been a great season for football down in Tucson. It may get better. With a win they throw their names in the hat for the College Football Playoffs. The consolation prize if they lose, likely will be the Fiesta Bowl.
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