When Nathan Tilford, a four star recruit committed to play football for Arizona back in April of 2016, he was looked upon as the savior, the messiah, the bringer of all things good, the destroyer of Arizona State (that one was for fun).
In an all seriousness, the coaching staff knew that Tilford was going to be something special for this program. It was only a matter of when.
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Many expected it to be a couple years down the road, as Arizona currently has returning backs J.J. Taylor and Nick Wilson.