Welcome back to Bruins Nation’s opponent preview series for the 2019 UCLA Bruins football season! We are taking a look at an upcoming opponent this year, examining their strengths and weaknesses, and making a bold prediction regarding the outcome.
It’s time to take a look at UCLA’s 5th opponent: the Arizona Wildcats.
Arizona, much like UCLA and Arizona State, fired their coach after the 2018 season and hired former Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin to take over. Sumlin had a history of immediate success from his tenures at A&M and Houston, and the idea was that he could potentially do so again with a Heisman candidate Khalil Tate back at quarterback.