▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Arizona ▁Stadium ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona ▁( for ▁the ▁ 9 1 st ▁year ) ▁and ▁competed ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Division ▁( 9 th ▁season ) ▁in ▁the ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁Conference ▁( 4 2 nd ▁overall ▁season ). ▁They ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁second - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Kevin ▁Sum lin . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 4 – 8 , ▁ 2 – 7 ▁in ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁last ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Division . ▁ ▁Def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Marcel ▁Y ates ▁was ▁fired ▁after ▁eight ▁games . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁def ensive ▁back s ▁coach ▁at ▁California ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁season ▁ ▁Off season ▁ ▁The ▁Wild c ats ▁have ▁ 1 2 ▁senior ▁gradu ates ▁only ▁graduated ▁players ▁noted ▁until ▁spring ▁practice . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁junior ▁who ▁would ▁choose ▁to ▁for go ▁their ▁senior ▁season ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁NFL ▁career . ▁The ▁Wild c ats ▁would ▁lose ▁ 1 4 ▁more ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁team ▁due ▁to ▁various ▁reasons . ▁Notable ▁depart ures ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁squad ▁included . ▁ ▁Rec ruit ing ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁football ▁rec ruit ing ▁cycle ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁NCAA ▁author ized ▁two ▁signing ▁periods ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁sen iors ▁in ▁that ▁sport . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁traditional