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Pac 12 Football: Week One Power Rankings

By Michael Valverde

Sep 19, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Pac-12 logo on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the NCAA football game between the Stanford Cardinal and Southern California Trojans. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Pac-12 logo on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the NCAA football game between the Stanford Cardinal and Southern California Trojans. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats running back Nick Wilson (28) celebrates a touchdown against the Brigham Young Cougars during the second half at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cougars won 18-16. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats running back Nick Wilson (28) celebrates a touchdown against the Brigham Young Cougars during the second half at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cougars won 18-16. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

The Wildcats defense kept BYU at bay for most of the game, but the Cougars came alive when they needed to most. Down by one point, BYU started its final drive on its own 31 and moved down the field to set up freshman’s Jake Oldroyd’s winning field goal.

The Cougars had a 9-0 lead with just under six minutes remaining when kicker Josh Pollack connected on a 46-yard field goal for the Wildcats first points.  After a Colby Pearson six-yard touchdown pass from Taysom Hill, BYU led 15-3 after a failed two-point conversion. Then it became the Nick Wilson show.

Wilson rushed for 138-yards and two touchdowns, 64 of that total came on two runs of 15 and 49 which both resulted in scores. The longest gain put the Wildcats in the lead for the first time 16-15 with just 1:26 seconds left to play. Wilson took the hand-off went straight up the middle and was barely touched as he took it to the house.

For quarterback Anu Solomon, it was a difficult day for the signal caller. He completed a solid 66 percent of his passes, but two key interceptions hurt Arizona.

Defensively the Wildcats could have been better. They allowed over 400 total yards and didn’t force a turnover. Cougars also lead in time of possession by a wide margin 37:37 to 23:22

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