TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez makes it clear shortly after he sits down behind his desk in the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility at Arizona that he doesn't need underhanded pitches from a reporter to talk about his football team. He knows the score. Or scoreboards.
The Wildcats are 10-15 since winning the Pac-12's South Division in 2014, including a horrific 3-9 finish last year. That season and seeming program downturn annoy no one more than him.
He sees no need to sugarcoat or spin things. When injuries are pointed to -- three different starting quarterbacks, a receiver forced to take over at running back -- he calls it "excuses.