Notes and takeaways from the Arizona Wildcats’ media availability after practice Sunday afternoon as the team continues to prepare for the Dec. 27 Foster Farms Bowl against Purdue:
* The new early signing period begins Wednesday. What is UA coach Rich Rodriguez expecting? "There’s not as much drama as maybe in the past,” Rodriguez said. “We think we have a pretty good handle on who’s going to sign and then what we gotta get going forward."
* Rodriguez did acknowledge that there's a certain crapshoot element to bowl games (see Oregon on Saturday). How you ended the regular season is largely irrelevant, especially with a month or so between games.