Wildcats move to 3-0

Arizona Wildcats Football

In the Stands Report by Bookemdanosports: Arizona running back Ka'Deem Carey rushes for 128 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback B.J. Denker tosses a TD pass and scores two rushing touchdowns as the Wildcats improve to 3-0 with a 38-13 victory over the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) at Arizona Stadium tonight.

The Wildcats defense gives up two first-half field goals and allows UTSA to score a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. Arizona forces UTSA into two turnovers -- one on a fumble recovery and the other on an interception.

And now it's on to the hard part of the schedule -- nine consecutive Pac-12 games awaits the Wildcats.

It'll be a tough road to travel because it looks like the Pac-12 Conference may turn out to be the second-best conference in the country. Just look at today's results: UCLA knocks off Nebraska (41-21), Stanford beats Army (34-20), USC pounds Boston College (35-7), Oregon trounces Tennessee (59-14), Washington beats Illinois (34-24), Washington State blows by Southern Utah (48-10) and Arizona State edges Wisconsin (32-30). Also two Pac-12 teams go at each other and combine for 99 points as Oregon State outlasts Utah (51-48). Colorado's game at home against Fresno State was postponed due to flooding in the North Country.

Utah and California were the only two Pac-12 teams to go down today. The Golden Bears fall to 4th-ranked Ohio State, 52-34.

So, it looks like the SEC just maybe the best football conference again this year. But, the teams from the Pac-12 Conference are breathing down their necks. Hard to argue that fact after watching the Alabama-Texas A&M game today. Wow! The Crimson Tide hangs on to beat Johnny Football and the Aggies, 49-42.

Some more observations: It wasn't exactly standing-room only tonight at Arizona Stadium, but maybe it was because the Wildcats' foe, UTSA, the four-letter word (if you will) might be construed as a South American Tennis Association. Still, it's hats off to the San Antonio team. They weren't that bad. I venture to say, there were a few tickets given away tonight by season ticket holders...not the case, I'm sure, for the football fans in College Station, Texas this afternoon.

As for Arizona's passing game, I figure Coach Rod would like to see a bit more than 158 yards from B.J. Denker. The Wildcats rushed for 264 yards tonight, but Denker went 14 for 21 and the 158 yards was just a little better than last week's totals in Las Vegas.

Still, I'm happy with a 3-0 start. The Wildcats finish their non-conference games averaging just a shade under 44 points a game on offense and just a shade under nine points a game on the defensive side.

Coach Rod will certainly use the bye week to gets things in order as the Wildcats prepare for the Huskies in Seattle on Sept. 28.