The Arizona Wildcats have practiced together almost 50 times since last season ended. They have held full-contact scrimmages and in-stadium dress rehearsals.
They have done so much to prepare for the 2017 season. Yet heading into the opener against Northern Arizona on Saturday night, not much is truly known.
Even sixth-year UA coach Rich Rodriguez isn’t sure what to expect.
“I want to see what this team is all about,” Rodriguez said. “I wish we had a preseason or exhibition game so we can fix our problems and know what we have. The exciting part is that you don’t really know what you’re going to get out of your team until they start playing games.