The Arizona Wildcats are well prepared for their upcoming road trip to Oregon, and they can credit Mother Nature with an assist.
When the Wildcats trained Tuesday, cold wind and rain uncharacteristically whipped through Tucson, providing a perfect primer for the conditions they’ll have to endure this weekend.
“We feel really fortunate,” said UA coach Tony Amato. “I mean, (we were wondering), ‘how do you prepare for Oregon’s weather in the desert?’ And then we got Oregon weather in the desert.”
Another bonus: the rain forced the Wildcats to ditch their grass field at Mulcahy Stadium for the turf at Bear Down Field, where the ball skips a little differently.