[tps_title]Time for Solomon to shine[/tps_title]
[tps_header]Cal-Davis was able to sustain drives vs. Nevada[/tps_header]
An interesting stat in both the Nevada vs. UC Davis and UTSA-Arizona games last week: Nevada and Arizona had the ball substantially less than the teams they beat.
The Wolf Pack’s time of possession was 25:53 compared to UC Davis’ 34:07. Arizona’s time of possession was 24:51 compared to UTSA’s 35:09.
UC Davis sustained its drives via the pass, completing 32 of 47 attempts for 238 yards. It gained only 89 yards via the run.
UTSA was dangerous against the Scooby Wright-less Wildcats both with the run (195 yards) and the pass (332 yards on 25-of-45 completions).
Arizona mixed it up against the Roadrunners with 163 yards on the ground and 229 passing yards from Solomon.
Nevada rushed for 232 yards while passing for only 163 against UC Davis.
What does all of this mean?
The onus is on the Arizona offense to produce to take the pressure off the injury-marred defense.
Solomon should be in command tomorrow. His passing yardage was far too small last week and Nevada is susceptible against the pass.
Solomon, who has 15 games under his belt, should be far along enough to throw for at least 300 yards each game especially with 36 attempts, which is what he had last week against UTSA. If UC Davis can strike against Nevada’s defense with the pass, Solomon certainly should tomorrow.
UC Davis had scoring drives of 66, 77 and 67 yards against Nevada last week. Arizona should expect more.
