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Arizona’s defense had a great debut, but the going will get much tougher

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With a revamped defense and a weapon-loaded offense, Arizona will look to keep up some things and fix others after its season-opening win over NAU.

UA was third-to-last in the Pac-12 last year in stopping the run. allowing 209.1 yards per game. But the enhanced size on the defensive line showed it had the capability of winning at the line of scrimmage, only allowing 78 rushing yards to NAU.

Winning at the line of scrimmage will help keep opponent offenses off the field. Saturday night, Arizona only allowed 264 total yards in the game, compared to an average of 468 yards per game last year.