There’s no other way to say it: the Arizona Wildcats played their worst game of the 2018 season on Friday night. And that’s saying something after what happened in Houston a little more than a month ago.
The Wildcats were facing an uphill battle by playing on the road, on a short week, against a Utah Utes team that had just blown out Stanford on the road. That was evident in the large point spread, which wavered between Utah being favored by 13.5 and 14.5 points.
But despite all the signs pointing toward Arizona being in for a long night, it was hard not to think the defensive effort from last week’s win over the California Golden Bears.