Rich Rodriguez now faces the central task of making sure his players don’t lose faith after a classic Arizona stomach-punch loss against USC. The one original Pac-10 member without a single Rose Bowl appearance has to stay the course. If it does, the Pac-12 South is still there for the taking. The winner of this division will probably have at least two conference losses by season’s end. Arizona can overcome just about any scoreboard obstacle, but the Wildcats’ offense needs to be able to score more than 13 points through three quarters at home. The Wildcats were stuck on 13 after 45 minutes in home games against California and USC. The Wildcats overcame the Golden Bears. They weren’t able to make one last kick against USC. Start-to-finish consistency on offense is what Rich Rod has to cultivate over the next month and a half.

Rich Rodriguez Has A Legitimate Gripe With The NCAA

Posted by TSS LOCKER on Aug 13, 2014 18:16

As always with Locker articles, we try to present you with “must-read” stories. I found this excellent excerpt on Twitter courtesy of Football Scoop‘s Zach Barnett.

While I encourage you to read the entire article, the gist of it is that Arizona cannot give walk-on Jake Matthews a scholarship because said scholarship will count twice against UA’s 85-man limit. The reason: because he’s an underclassman.

I sure am glad that the NCAA took the O’Bannon ruling seriously and is looking out for the well-being of its student-athletes. It’s not like college is expensive or anything…

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