Brent Brennan walked into his postgame news conference Saturday, grabbed a water bottle, cracked a slight smile and then let the emotions flow.

“Yeah, let’s go,” he exclaimed. “Wake up. Wake up, baby! What an awesome day in Arizona Stadium. I want to thank you all for being here. Really, really appreciate it. Really, really special day.”

Brennan then acknowledged the former players who attended and thanked the crowd for impacting Kansas’ placekicker, who missed a field goal in the final minutes of Arizona’s 24-20 victory.

He mentioned Arizona’s preparation and the challenges Kansas posed with its physicality and special teams.

“But our players kept responding,” Brennan added. “We just kept finding ways to respond in some really tough moments.”

He was referring, of course, to Arizona r

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