Arizona graduated 3 of the 4 players on the OL. Now, the 4th player on the OL must serve a 2 game suspension to receive a 5th year of eligibility. That means he will miss the Houston game. That means that the Houston defense will face an all new OL which also has a brand new OL coach.
Can Arizona put together a cohesive patch work OL in time for the Houston game. Not sure. It remains to be seen. But one piece of the OL puzzle is a transfer from Michigan State who had left the Spartans because he was not sure if he wanted to play the game anymore. He subsequently walked on at Arizona to find out, I guess.
That said, for the past two seasons Arizona has led the Pac 12 due to a run first offense and the talent of Khalil Tate at QB who took over the offense last year. Now, with a new head coach as well, Tate better hope that the OL comes together. If it doesn't, Ed Oliver and company are going to make things very unpleasant for him come Sept 8th. That sounds good to me.
Can Arizona put together a cohesive patch work OL in time for the Houston game. Not sure. It remains to be seen. But one piece of the OL puzzle is a transfer from Michigan State who had left the Spartans because he was not sure if he wanted to play the game anymore. He subsequently walked on at Arizona to find out, I guess.
That said, for the past two seasons Arizona has led the Pac 12 due to a run first offense and the talent of Khalil Tate at QB who took over the offense last year. Now, with a new head coach as well, Tate better hope that the OL comes together. If it doesn't, Ed Oliver and company are going to make things very unpleasant for him come Sept 8th. That sounds good to me.
