When RichRod cleaned out his defensive staff last winter, firingΒ Jeff Casteel,Β Bill KirelawichΒ andΒ David Lockwood, the Wildcats were coming off seasons in which they gave up an average of 468 and 469 yards per game. This year, under first-year defensive coordinatorΒ Marcel Yates, the Wildcats yielded 467 yards per game β an improvement of one yard per game. More telling, Arizona allowed a school-record worst 37.5 points per game.Β
Arizona's defense still struggled in first year under Yates
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Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman Jack Banda (92) stretches out but can't quite bring down Hawaii quarterback Dru Brown (19) as he scrambles out of the pocket in the third quarter of their game at Arizona Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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