When Arizona hired Seth Doege as the new offensive coordinator, part of the expectation would be a significantly improved rushing offense. Arizona ran 33 times for 183 yards with four different players scoring touchdowns in the 40-6 season-opening win versus Hawaii on Saturday night.
Kedrick Reescano was the surprise starter at running back over Ismail Mahdi. Reescano had 10 carries for 51 yards and one TD. Reescano got Arizona going on the first drive of the game, with Reescano getting the final three carries for 20 yards and a TD to give the Wildcats a 7-0 lead.
More surprising than Reescano starting was Quincy Craig being the second RB in the game for Arizona.