Arizona football didn't just flip a switch this season, it flipped its entire foundation.

What looked like an overnight turnaround actually began months before the first kickoff, when head coach Brent Brennan handed the keys of a struggling program to two new coordinators.

Coming off a 4-8 finish last season, Brennan knew the Wildcats needed more than tweaks. They needed a reset.

So he brought in Seth Doege from Marshall University to run the offense and promoted Danny Gonzales to defensive coordinator, giving both men the freedom to rebuild their sides of the ball from the ground up.

The impact was immediate, especially on offense.

"If Noah doesn't stay, it's a completely different football team," Gonzales said. "Noah stayed because of Seth Doege."

Doege rebuilt the offense around s

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