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Arizona Football: The story of Rhett Rod

Rhett Rodriguez is a coach’s son, first and foremost. But there’s more to the sophomore quarterback than meets the eye.

Rich Rodriguez was fired as Arizona’s head football coach on Jan. 2, 2018 in the wake of sexual harassment allegations and a poor finish to the season.

His son, Rhett, is slated to make his first career start for the Wildcats at the Rose Bowl against the UCLA Bruins on Saturday, Oct. 18.

The last time Rodriguez took control of the reins of an offense for the first time was as a 14-year-old freshman at Catalina Foothills High School.