Nov 30, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita (11) against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the Territorial Cup at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

How Arizona's Time-Slot vs Hawaii Will Help Recruiting

Originally posted on Arizona Wildcats on SI
By Caleb Sisk | Last updated Aug 30, 2025 7:00 AM ET

The Arizona Wildcats have set their place when it comes to the week one games, as they have one of the more unique time slots when it comes to watching games.

This is one of the more intriguing aspects of watching Arizona football, as well as the team that they are set to play as you can expect a wacky but unique timeframe, which can also help boost recruiting in the long run, which is something that people don't simply understand usually as this is one of the hidden gems about being slotted for a specific timeframe that is unique to certain teams.

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College football is officially back as week one is officially underway and the Wildcats are set to play their very first game of the football season and we get the chance to see many of the guys that we have hopes of seeing do big things this season even if you aren't a fan of the Arizona Wildcats as you wanna see exactly what they bring to the table.

Not only will typical fans and media watch these football games, but some recruits who don't plan on traveling for visiting purposes or plan on going to a game with their family will be watching the games throughout the day.

Here is what the golden part of Arizona Wildcats vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors is.

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The Arizona Wildcats are set to play they're very first game at 10:30 PM EDT. What makes this a unique timeframe is that even a recruiter looking to visit other places will likely be done watching the game that they were planning to visit for and will have the chance to watch this game on TV as the Wildcats could be a team that they are looking at.

One could argue that the timeframe is a bit late; however, we are talking about high school kids who likely stay up later on the weekends, especially when it's in season for college football.

This is a huge advantage for a team like Arizona, which may not have a bunch of visitors to start the season but will have a lot of eyes on them to cap off what could be an electric day of college football, with many different ranked games taking place, as well as intriguing matchups.

Saturday will be a roller coaster of emotions as Lee Corso makes his final headgear pick as well and the Arizona Wildcats will have the chance to cap off their first win of the season in the game that they anticipated to be the favorite.

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