Arizona Vs BYU 🏈 Game Preview/Discussion Thread 10/13/24 1pm FOX

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Arizona Vs BYU 🏈 Game Preview/Discussion Thread 10/13/24 1pm FOX

Arizona battles No. 14 BYU in a Big 12 battle on Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Arizona opened the season with wins over New Mexico (61-39) and FCS Northern Arizona (22-10). They opened Big 12 play with a 31-7 loss at Kansas State, followed by a 23-10 road win over Utah as a 7.5-point underdog. Last week, they lost their first Big 12 home game, falling to Texas Tech 28-22. The Wildcats were down 18-3 at the half and then scored 13 points in the third quarter to cut the lead and then took the lead 19-18 on a Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. But then Loop missed a 48-yarder and the Red Raiders scored the last 10 points to win by six. Arizona had the ball at their own 25 with a chance to win down two, but Tetairoa McMillan fumbled on the first play and Texas Tech took advantage, with Tahj Brooks scoring his third TD of the game on a 32-yard run.

New coach Brent Brennan has taken over the reins as head coach for Jedd Fisch, who left for Washington and took several key players. The former San Jose State head coach has quarterback Noah Fifita (5-10, 190) back, who had a great freshman season with 25 TDs and six picks. He did throw for 301 yards against Texas Tech, but completed just 28 of 49 and did have two picks. There have been some offensive line issues as his numbers are way down this season. He's completing just 61.5% of his passes for 1,361 yards with seven TDs and six picks. Last season, he completed 73.6% of his passes. RB Quali Conley leads Arizona with 419 yards and five TDs (6.1ypc). McMillan leads the team with 37 catches for

On defense, the Wildcats just lost DB Treydan Stukes (ACL) for the season. He had 18 tackles with a pick and had made 28 starts for the Wildcats in 42 games at various positions.  The 'Cats are giving up 350.8 yards per game (65th), 203.8 passing yards (57th) and 147 rushing yards (72nd) along with 23.6 points per game allowed. On offense, they are producing 418.4 yards per game (55th), 272.2 passing yards (31st) and 146.2 rushing yards (80th) with 27 points per game (84th).

Last season, BYU struggled in the Big 12 going 2-7 in league play, and lost their last five regular season games. This season, they beat Kansas State (38-9) at home and Baylor (34-28) for their first road win in the Big 12. That's after opening the season with five straight wins including a tough 18-15 road win over SMU as a 12.5-point dog The Baylor game was played on Sept. 28 so they are coming off a bye. In the win over the Bears last week, QB Jake Retzlaff had an inconsistent game, going 18-of-32 for 218 yards with three TDs and two INTs.

BYU's pass defense was shredded for 324 yards. Some of that had to do with the Cougars having a 31-14 lead at the half and the Bears just giving up on the run (63 yards on 28 carries).

On the season, Retzlaff has 1,208 yards passing, 12 TDs, and five INTs (61.2%). He's also the team's leading rusher with 156 yards and a score. His top target is Chase Roberts (6-4, 210), who has 21 catches for 336 yards and two TDs. Offensively, the Cougars are averaging 385.8 yards per game (73rd), 247 yards passing (53rd) and 138.8 rushing yards per game (88th). They are not a great offense, but they are scoring 33 points per game (41st).

Defensively, BYU is rated 24th against the pass, allowing 171 yards per game. They also have recorded seven interceptions to rank 13th in the nation. They also rank 18th in the nation in turnover margin per game (+0.8).


BYU is favored at 3.5 and the Over/Under is 50 points

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CactusCat

As per usual, the only game that matters left on the schedule is vs. ASU.
Too bad after the momentum that Jedd Fisch built AZ squandered it.
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"You guys over estimate how smart i am ." -t. lloyd


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