With fall practice still about three weeks away, the projected Arizona Wildcats back field found itself on a couple of award watch lists on Thursday.
Anu Solomon was named to the Davey O’Brien Award watch list (best quarterback), while Nick Wilson found himself on the Doak Walker Award watch list (best running back).
Solomon is also on the Maxwell Award watch list, which is given to the best player in the country. The two watch lists are primarily a result of being a third-year starting quarterback at a Power Five school, but on Thursday, Rich Rodriguez reiterated that the redshirt junior will have to earn his playing time this year.