For the majority of Arizona’s 42-32 victory over UTSA Thursday night, something just didn’t seem right.

College football needs Wright to be healthy just as much as Arizona needs No. 33 to be on the field again this year.

While nothing concrete has emerged, the initial prognosis on Wright’s left knee, and, thus, Arizona’s season, appears positive. Against the Roadrunners, expect sophomore running back Nick Wilson to shoulder most of the load running the football, as the Wildcats open their season.

Early in the game, when the camera panned to our defensive leader and star Scooby Wright sitting on the bench with ice on his knee, chin in his palm, looking very gloomy and terribly frustrated.our hearts sank. They shouldn’t. We have been in a whole lot of situations like that.

Senior Russell Bellomy, a transfer from Michigan, is also expected to play quarterback for the Roadrunners against the Wildcats. While the Wildcats were having trouble stopping UTSA, Jamar Allah’s 22-yard scoop-n-score gave Arizona some breathing room (35-20).

The Wildcats went up 14-0 after an 11-play drive, capped by a 6-yard pass from Solomon to receiver David Richards with 2:07 left in the first quarter.

SI.com said that Wright’s status was not updated immediately after the game. The Arizona football program will be looking to start their season on a good note against a widely inexperienced UTSA team compared to the group they played a year ago in San Antonio. Wright was also named the Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.

“I was really proud of the way he came back in the second half”, Rodriguez said.

Even then, the Roadrunners went on to finish 1-3 both years in games played outside of Conference USA.

“I think one thing about our guys is they don’t panic”. Despite his size, Neal is proving that he can get physical and bring a ball carrier down.

But they stored churning out yards, notably after Wright went out. Bogenschutz had his first pass intercepted by Anthony Lopez and returned for 23 yards for a touchdown.

“We thought we could have done better in all three aspects of the game”, Solomon said. Since it could be a month or more before the Roadrunners establish any continuity, they’ll serve as a sparring partner for an Arizona team looking to rebuild in the trenches and on the last line of defense.