Arizona needs to beef up its non-conference schedule

Published Jun. 3, 2015 1:09 p.m. ET

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Is Arizona running scared? That's probably going to the extreme, but one look at the Wildcats' non-conference schedule in 2015 has some wondering where are the quality opponents.

Even one might do.

Brian Pedersen over at Blecher Report has Arizona's offseason checklist, and chief among them is the Wildcats need to find some quality non-conference opponents.

"This year's non-con slate includes games against teams from Conference USA (UTSA) and the Mountain West (Nevada) and a against FCS in-state opponent Northern Arizona," Pedersen writes. "Only the Nevada game is at home.

"Arizona's last power foe outside of Pac-12 play or bowl games was Oklahoma State in 2012. That game was the tail end of a home-and-home series scheduled under the previous coaching regime."

Pedersen goes on to say that Arizona will face BYU three times between 2016 and 2020 and that "other than that, the next power opponent isn't on their schedule until 2019, when they face Texas Tech."

So, what's Arizona waiting for?

(h/t Bleacher Report)