The 2017 season could be a make-or-break year for Arizona Wildcats head coach Rich Rodriguez.
After winning the Pac-12 South and reaching the Fiesta Bowl in 2014, Arizona football has experienced a significant downturn, posting a 7-6 record in 2015, and then a dismal 3-9 record in 2016, including a 1-8 Pac-12 record.
Meanwhile, Arizona’s recruiting efforts haven’t generated much optimism that the program will recover — the Wildcats’ 2016 and 2017 classes were both ranked ninth in the Pac-12, not to mention many of Rodriguez’s top recruits have left the program or have not developed as planned.