The Arizona Wildcats were looking to get their swagger back on Saturday. While the Oregon State squad they were facing was much improved, the team was playing in very popular throwback uniforms on homecoming weekend, and this was their most winnable game left on the schedule.
Despite all those things that screamed “get-right game”, Arizona lost in a shootout, 56-38. It was a tough loss that basically ends a season that was already on the brink.
Still, there were positive takeaways as well, almost all in regards to the future. Here are three ups and three downs.