The Daily Wildcat staff makes its picks for Arizona football, Pac-12 in 2016 season
August 31, 2016
Saul Bookman, sports editor
Arizona Record: 6-6
This would include a win over BYU. Without it, I can’t see a scenario where Arizona makes a bowl game for the fifth consecutive season.
Pac-12 Champion: Stanford
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year: Adoree Jackson, DB, USC
Dominic Baciocco, managing editor
Arizona record: 6-6
The floor is lower than the ceiling is high for the Wildcats this season. If Arizona doesn’t win its three out-of-conference matchups to start the season, Rich Rodriguez and company will be in a heap of trouble.
Pac-12 Champion: UCLA
Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Defensive Player of the Year: Budda Baker, DB, Washington
Justin Spears, senior reporter
Arizona record: 8-4
The month of October won’t be too kind to the Wildcats with UCLA, Utah, USC and Stanford on the schedule. At least the ‘Cats draw Stanford and USC in Tucson. If Arizona can escape October with a winning record or at least .500, then they’ll do just fine this season.
Pac-12 Champion: UCLA
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year: Eddie Vanderdoes, DL, UCLA
Fernando Galvan, sports editor
Arizona record: 6-6
Arizona must start off the season 3-0 or it will suffer its first losing season and miss a bowl for the first time in five years. With a loaded Pac-12 and changes on defense, I just don’t see them making noise.
Pac-12 Champion: Stanford
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffery, RB, Stanford
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year: Budda Baker, DB, Washington
Ryan Kelapire, senior reporter
Arizona Record: 7-5
I see the Wildcats being 6-5 heading into the final game of the season, where I believe they’ll beat ASU.
Pac-12 Champion: Stanford
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year: Budda Baker, DB, Washington
Ivan Leonard, senior reporter
Arizona Record: 7-5
While Arizona will not be among the conference’s elite, it should be able to beat the teams its supposed to.
Pac-12 Champion: Oregon
Offensive Player of the Year: Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
Defensive Player of the Year: Adoree Jackson, DB, USC
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