For the second time in three years, Ken Niumatalolo is being linked to the University of Arizona vacancy.
Several college football websites have listed the Navy coach as a leading candidate to replace Kevin Sumlin, who was fired Saturday on the heels of an embarrassing 70-7 loss to archrival Arizona State.
The Wildcats finished this season with an 0-5 record and are riding a 12-game losing streak after dropping their final seven games of the 2019 season.
Sumlin compiled a 9-20 record (6-17 in the Pac-12 Conference) during his three-year tenure. He went winless against Arizona State with the 70 points surrendered in Friday’s game the most in the history of the Territorial Cup series, which dates to 1899.