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Kevin Sumlin seeks growth from Arizona Wildcats after painful second half against NAU

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The Arizona Wildcats who take the field against Texas Tech on Saturday night won’t resemble the squad that played most of the second half against NAU. As UA coach Kevin Sumlin put it Monday, Arizona used “a lot of guys who never played before” in a lopsided game to see how they would fare in live competition.

But just because those young players aren’t slated for major roles against the Red Raiders doesn’t mean the Wildcats won’t need them at some point. That point could be Saturday night during the “whiteout” vs.