As a Tucson Sports Photographer, there is no bigger sporting event than Arizona taking on their much hated in-state rival Arizona State in the Duel of the Desert. Emotions are high and coverage was wide as ESPN and Fox Sports Arizona were both there. Arizona won 31-10 and a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl on December 20th. The Arizona basketball team plays at UNLV earlier in the day on the 20th, so I expect a strong showing of fans to travel for the game. Arizona finished the regular season 7-5 and ASU finished 5-7, so they will not be going to a bowl game this year. The rivalry runs deep between these two and not only being a good Tucson Sports Photographer, but being a good photojournalist as I got to document all the students and fans hating on each other. You have to laugh at the signs some of the fans made and a good majority of fans would say they actually believe the comments too. This would end up being Future NFL Hall of Fame Player Rob Gronkowski’s last home game at Arizona.
