What to watch for when Arizona Wildcats football hosts Washington State

Arizona's last two games are at home. The Wildcats are 2-3 at Arizona Stadium and need to win to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2017. Arizona plays Washington State on Saturday.

The de Laura Revenge Game is this weekend. Last year, deLaura shredded Arizona 44-18. This year's game is a chance for della to put back to back games together. The game last year also saw senior linebacker Jerry Roberts break his leg on the first play. He stayed at school during Christmas break to get stronger and focus on his lower body. Roberts has been a key player for the team since spring practice. He is currently leading the Wildcats with 64 tackles.   “What he did, in regards to his road to recovery, helped our younger players understand what you have to do if you're injured”

Arizona's offense has improved this season. The team is 21st nationally in yards per game and sixth in passing. Running back Michael Wiley is coming off his most productive performance. He had 21 carries for 97 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 46 yards with a score. He became the 35th player in school history with 1,000 career rushing yards earlier this year.

Jordan Morgan is out for the rest of the season. Sam Langi will start at left tackle. Langis played 357 offensive snaps this fall, playing every line position except center. Josh Donovan was the starting left guard before missing a game with a knee injury. Arizona Wildcats host Washington State. WSU is the top scoring defense in the Pac-12 and leads the league with 68 tackles for loss.

WSU runs the Air Raid. The last two games, Wazzu has carried the ball 73 times for 443 yards and six touchdowns. In the previous eight games WSU averaged 24.1 carries for 83.5 yards with six scores. WAZ has been able to spread out defensively. Teams have been removing safeties. Fisch says the key to dealing with that is giving different looks on defense.

Arizona is playing at home this week. Christian Young wants to keep the season alive. Arizona hasn't won their pre-ASU game since 2015. Arizona is in the hunt for a bowl bid. It's only the fourth time in 10 years Arizona has played at its home stadium.