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ASU puts Wildcats out of their misery in Brennan’s first season

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November 30, 2024
Arizona Wildcats running back Quali Conley gets stopped by Arizona State. (Photo by Danielle Cortez, PHNX Sports)

On a bright, beautiful Saturday afternoon, the sun finally set on the darkest of seasons for the Arizona Wildcats football team.
Arizona State took care of all rivalry business – think Michael Corleone during the baptism scene of The Godfather – taking out the Wildcats 49-7 at Arizona Stadium, ending Brent Brennan’s first season not with a whimper but with howls of outrage from the Arizona faithful.
Out of the multiple miscalculations that resulted in a 4-8 season that began with the Wildcats ranked No. 21 in the AP poll, there was this scene with about five minutes left in the third quarter against the Sun Devils.
The Wildcats were facing fourth-and-2 from their 43, trailing 35-7. I know, y...

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