All the 4C teams had scrimmages this weekend so hopefully the teams start to come into focus. Arizona's defense made some improvements by forcing some turnovers. More on the recent scrimmage from the Arizona Star. Simply put, the offense is still moving pretty well but at the same time, it raises questions about the defense.
Denker continues to impress as the backup QB for the Wildcats and I think we know who the 2013 starting QB will be. The Arizona Star did an article on Denker who throws left handed and is nicknamed "Vanilla Vick".
Rich Rod said "We have to get better at what we can control. The one thing we can always control is our execution, and that has to be the focus starting tomorrow." I believe this will always be an issue with any team with a new coaching staff in place during the first season. Somewhere, I read that Rich Rod's first UA team will pass the ball more than any team that Rich Rod has coached in the past and that wouldn't be too great of a departure from the Air Raid offense under Mike Stoops so that explains why the UA offense is moving well at this point.
Meanwhile, in Toldeo, six cornerbacks are battling for open jobs at both corner spots. The Toldeo Blade article goes into detail about each cornerback including a seventh if that person is medically cleared. Nicholas Guy, one of the commenters who used his Facebook account as a plug-in, commented about the Rockets needing to be the ones that are throwing for 500 yards not giving up 500 yards through the air. A little trash talk between Rocket fans and Bowling Green fans on that comment section...maybe it will be a good fireworks display.
Running back is also an area of concern since the Rockets have to replace two RBs that helped lead the 17th ranked rushing attack in the nation. David Fluellen was part of a deadly three headed monster last season but had a broken bone in his foot that has restricted him in practice until recently. Cassius McDowell is a speedster from Florida who has taken advantage of the injury to Fluellen. A freshman, Damion Jones-Moore, is expected to be the third RB in that rotation. A former walk-on offensive lineman will be making his first start against the Wildcats' new 3-3-5 defense along with two other new starters on the offensive line. It's ironic that player's first game was against Arizona when they visited the Glass Bowl and he is making his first start against Arizona. I'm sure he is looking for a better performance this time around as the Rockets could only get two points in that game.
It appears to me that the keys for the Wildcats is to keep throwing the football well & take care of the football, and the defense will need to keep the Rocket running game in check. Should UA do both of those well, there's no dobut that UA will win this game unless the unexpected happens.
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