Before the season it looked like a trap game, the Arizona Wildcats having to go on the road in Week 2 to face a dangerous Houston team that would love to knock off a power-conference foe.
Then, after Arizona lost its opener to BYU the trip to play coach Kevin Sumlin’s former program became one that could serve as a pivotal moment in Sumlin’s first season in Tucson.
If that’s the case, Saturday’s 45-18 loss at Houston means Arizona fans could be in for a long year.
Arizona trailed 31-0 at halftime—it could have been worse if Houston’s receivers didn’t drop a handful of deep passes—and were down 38-0 before getting on the scoreboard.