Sept. 1, 2018 was supposed to be the coronation of Arizona football’s “New Era”.
The opening game versus BYU was when the world would be introduced to the Kevin Sumlin and Khalil Tate duo that eventually catapulted Arizona into the Pac-12 South race.
But neither Sumlin nor his Wildcats could deliver a performance for the 51,002 fans on hand to remember as the Cougars won 28-23 and spoiled one of Arizona’s most hyped-up season openers this decade.
New era, same ol’ Wildcats — at least for now.
The season wasn’t even six minutes old when one of Arizona’s biggest struggles from a year ago reared its ugly head.