TUCSON, Ariz. -- Within a Pac-12 South Division of mostly disappointed teams this winter, Arizona probably suffered the most severe case of the blahs.
While a 7-6 finish and a bowl win is far from a disaster, the Wildcats' 3-6 Pac-12 mark, including a loss to rival Arizona State, placed Arizona in 10th place in the conference, ahead of only Colorado and Oregon State. That demotion came a year after winning the South, earning a Fiesta Bowl berth and enjoying linebacker Scooby Wright III's postseason awards junket that made him the nation's most decorated defensive player.