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After week off, No. 21 Wildcats take on Cougars

If the last-place Washington State Cougars need inspiration, all they have to do is look across the Arizona Stadium field on Saturday.

Not long ago, the Arizona Wildcats were every bit as bad as the Cougars.

Arizona went 2-10 and finished last in the Pac-10 in 2003. Six rocky years later, the 21st-ranked Wildcats (5-2, 3-1 Pac-10) are in the hunt for their first Rose Bowl appearance.

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