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Focus on players now at Arizona

By Ted Miller
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 1, 2003

And just like that -- poof -- John Mackovic is gone. Count on Arizona playing harder and smarter for his interim replacement, first-year defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz, who already sounds like he wants to create a more player-friendly atmosphere. "We're going to emphasize 'team'; every member of this team is a valuable member," said Hankwitz, 55, a former linebacker for Bo Schembechler at Michigan who has never been a head coach before. That might sound lame, but Mackovic, to the bitte ...

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