Well, that was unexpected.
Sure, there were a lot of questions about the Arizona Wildcats entering the 2018 season, their first under Kevin Sumlin. But with so many players returning from last year, most notably quarterback Khalil Tate, the hopes for this fall were about as high they could be for a team with a new coaching staff.
And then BYU rolled into Tucson and stomped on the Wildcats like they were the team that was 4-9 in 2017.
The final score—28-23—doesn’t fully describe just how bad this result was for Arizona, a team that wasn’t ranked but also wasn’t supposed to drop its home opener.