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Arizona football: News and notes from the Wildcats' first week of practice

The Arizona football team started practice this week, officially marking the start of the 2016 season.

The Wildcats regressed from a 10-4, Pac-12 Conference South champion season in 2014, to a 7-6 season in 2015.

But Arizona will get a clean slate in 2016, and its first three practices are in the books. Here’s what you need to know about the new-look team:

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Arizona football athletes stretch before practice on Friday, Aug. 5.

By Courtney Talak / The Daily Wildcat

Diverse Defense:

The most notable change Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez made this offseason was bringing in a new defensive coaching staff, headlined by the addition of defensive coordinator Marcel Yates, who held the same position at Boise State.