▁Nelson , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁three ▁different ▁quarter back s ▁were ▁util ized ▁at ▁different ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁off season , ▁graduated ▁def ensive ▁end ▁Z ig gy ▁Ans ah ▁was ▁draft ed ▁as ▁the ▁# 5 ▁overall ▁pick ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁draft ▁BY U ▁al umn us ▁with ▁Jim ▁Mc M ah on ▁' 8 2 . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁BY U ▁football ▁season , ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁were ▁sl ated ▁to ▁comp ete ▁against ▁four ▁pre - season - rank ed ▁teams . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁( AC C ), ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁announced ▁that ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁forward ▁all ▁members ▁had ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁non - con ference ▁game ▁each ▁season ▁against ▁a ▁" Power ▁ 5 " ▁team ▁( i . e ., ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁A CC , ▁Big ▁Ten , ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁Pac - 1 2 , ▁or ▁SE C , ▁plus ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁an ▁F BS ▁independent ▁but ▁otherwise ▁an ▁A CC ▁member ), ▁announced ▁that ▁games ▁against ▁BY U ▁would ▁not ▁count ▁toward ▁the ▁" Power ▁ 5 " ▁requirement , ▁a ▁st ip ulation ▁also ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁SE C . ▁We eks ▁later , ▁both ▁le agues ▁revers ed ▁course ▁and ▁opt