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Arizona starts bad, ends worse in season-opening loss at Hawaii

The Arizona Wildcats arrived 45 minutes late to Aloha Stadium for their 2019 opener against Hawaii on Saturday, the result of their police escort mysteriously never showing up to the team hotel.

It appears Arizona’s gameplan was equally behind schedule, and the defense may have forgotten to get on the bus.

The Wildcats spotted the Rainbow Warriors a 14-0 lead just over 10 minutes into the game and managed just eight yards on their first three offensive possessions, setting the tone for a disastrous 45-38 loss in Honolulu.

Arizona forced six turnovers—its most since September 2016—but allowed 595 yards of offense, 436 through the air to two different Hawaii quarterbacks.