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In the thick of Big 12 conference play, Colorado will play host to the Big 12 team coming off their most frustrating and disappointing season in recent memory.
The Arizona Wildcats fell to 4-8 in their first season under alum Brent Brennan, a notable decline after they shocked the college football world with an impressive 10-3 season in 2023. Colorado owned this matchup before the two became conference rivals in the Pac-12, winning 12 straight games, but Arizona got the best of them for most of the 2010s.
The Wildcats will head to Folsom Field, looking for revenge after the Buffaloes stomped on them in their own house, 34-7, last season. Colorado’s defense sacked Arizona’s quarterback Noah Fifita seven times in last year’s contest, shutting down any chance for the Wildcat offense.
Now down their best offensive weapon in Tetairoa McMillan, USA TODAY ranked Arizona at the bottom of the Big 12 Conference in their power rankings. But is Arizona as bad as the perception around the program makes it seem? Let’s take a deeper dive into the Wildcats as a part of our 2025 season preview.
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2024 in review
Above, I used “disappointing” and “frustrating” to describe Arizona’s 2024 season, and those words might not be harsh enough. The Wildcats collapsed, despite hanging on to the Fifta and McMillian combo that was so successful a year ago. The Wildcats were flat out not good last year, with half of their wins coming against Group of 5 or FCS teams.
Their season peaked with a win over then-No. 10 Utah, an upset that became less impressive as the season progressed. The Wildcat defense struggled mightily last season, allowing over 31 points and 175 rushing yards per game.
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Former Wildcat star quarterback Brent Brennan took over after…
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Publish date : 2025-07-19 21:40:00
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