Kevin Sumlin spent his 54th birthday getting the ball rolling on preparations for his 30th year of college coaching, 11th as a head coach and first with the Arizona Wildcats. It was an exciting day, but no different than the first day of fall camp at any other stop in his long career.
“It’s exciting every year,” Sumlin said Friday after his 16th official practice with the Wildcats, and the first since spring practice ended months ago. “Everybody’s excited for football. Fans are, coaches are, players are. It’s been excitement every year.”
Arizona is four weeks away from its 2018 opener — a Sept.