When the 2023 schedule came out, Arizona going 2-1 during nonconference play seemed like the most plausible scenario. That’s still in play as the Wildcats get set to host UTEP on Saturday night in their final tune-up before Pac-12 play.
“I talk to you guys about four quarters of the season,” UA coach Jedd Fisch said Thursday. “This is the end of the first quarter, and we got to win every quarter. You want to go 8-4, you got to win every quarter.”
Arizona went 2-1 in non-league play last season, finishing that portion of the schedule off with a 31-28 win over FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, but then went 1-2, 0-3 and 2-1 in the remaining quarters.