The cards are certainly stacked against the Arizona Wildcats heading into the new football season.
Coach Kevin Sumlin's squad enters the season having lost its last seven games in 2019, with all the losses by double digits. Mainstays the past few years such as quarterback Khalil Tate and running back J.J. Taylor have graduated.
In addition there have been massive defections by players, particularly on defense.
Sumlin also tested positive for the coronavirus, so contact with his team has been though Zoom.
He was wearing a mask when he talked to the media on Wednesday during the Pac-12 preseason conference call.