Observations from warmups before the Arizona Wildcats’ game against NAU tonight at Arizona Stadium:
* As we reported earlier today, it appears that Brandon Dawkins will start at quarterback. Dawkins worked with first-team center Nathan Eldridge during early warmups and was the first quarterback up during 7-on-7.
* The first "Mike" linebacker in the 7-on-7 portion of warmups was veteran Brandon Rutt. Rutt was listed as a co-starter at that spot with freshman Colin Schooler. It’s no surprise that Rutt is starting. Expect both to play extensively.
* Transfer Dereck Boles lined up with the first team at nose tackle. It looks like he’s going to get the start over senior Luca Bruno. Again, both are expected to play a lot.
* On the other side of the line, senior Gerhard de Beer lined up with the first team at right tackle. He was listed as a co-starter with Cody Creason.
* If the game ends up being a blowout, and a third Arizona quarterback plays, it could be walk-on Zach Werlinger. He's dressed and participated in warmups.
Be sure to check back throughout the night at Tucson.com and on the Wildcaster app for in-game and postgame updates.
