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Boivin: Time for Rich Rodriguez to elevate UA football in year 5?

The fifth season of a college football coach’s tenure – if he’s allowed to stick around that long – can be a defining one.

It's time for Rich Rodriguez to elevate Arizona football to another level.

When the Wildcats face Brigham Young on Saturday night at University of Phoenix Stadium, we’ll get our first look at a team with an overhauled defense, a mystery at quarterback and a guaranteed entertaining offense. The last time Rodriguez found himself in this situation – entering his fifth season with two quarterbacks in the mix – the coach led West Virginia to an 11-1 record and a fifth-place finish in the final Associated Press college football poll.