Brandon Dawkins accounted for three touchdowns and Arizona ran for 506 yards to offset some defensive breakdowns in a season-opening, 62-24 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday night. The run game made up for the lapses by a young defence that allowed 562 yards to an FCS opponent. “It’s hard to say anyone played well when you give up 500 yards,” Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. Northern Arizona was much better defensively at the start and had no trouble moving the ball against Arizona’s young defence. Cookus lost a fumble when he was blindsided in the first quarter, setting up Wilson’s 46-yard touchdown run .

Source: National Post September 03, 2017 06:35 UTC