The Wildcats-Utes game in review: the field-position factor, a flood of freshmen, the fourth-and-20 decision, personnel notes and more.
Michael Lev Here are five key takeaways from the Arizona Wildcats’ 45-20 loss to No. 14 Utah on Saturday. Because of travel and deadlines, we weren’t able to re-watch the game in time to write this piece, so it’s a slight variation on the usual format.
People are also reading… 2. FRESHMAN CONCESSIONBoth Jedd Fisch and Johnny Nansen insist they’re playing a plethora of freshmen down the stretch because they’ve earned those spots – that they’re the players who give Arizona its best chance to win. That might be true. But it’s also an acknowledgement that this season is a rebuilding year, even though, at one point, the Wildcats seemed poised to make a run for a bowl berth.
4. THIS TIME IT’S PERSONNELOur notes on individual players can be found here … The aspect of freshman QB Noah Fifita’s game we like best is his poise. Nothing seems to faze him. That was the case yet again when he entered the game under difficult circumstances in the fourth quarter. ... We weren’t sure it was wise to burn RB Rayshon Luke’s redshirt year. But after seeing him scoot down the sideline a couple of times, we were reminded of the allure of “Speedy.
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