New Era. Familiar problems.
The Arizona Wildcats began the Kevin Sumlin regime slowly. They appeared to find their form. Then it all came crashing down.
A nightmarish third quarter turned a slim lead into a double-digit deficit. Arizona couldn’t overcome it and fell to BYU 28-23 in front of an announced crowd of 51,002 Saturday night at Arizona Stadium.
The Wildcats had won 17 straight home openers. They’ve lost only two season openers in the past 11 years – both to BYU.
The road opener won’t be easy either: Houston is 1-0 after defeating Rice 45-27.