Arizona football fell off the map last weekend and with the program off to its worst start since 2011, the recuperation period from reality couldn’t have come at a better time.
The Wildcats finally received the bye week that head coach Rich Rodriguez was searching for and questioning last season, but having a week off didn’t mean drinking beverages with little umbrellas and laying out by the pool. Instead, Rodriguez focused on the two most important tasks outside of winning football games: recruiting and getting healthy.
“It was certainly a much-needed bye week,” Rodriguez said. “For the coaches, we also spent a few days recruiting.