Multiple Arizona Wildcats players were recognized for their stellar performance against the Houston Cougars.
Given their struggles, it was certainly a welcome surprise to see them perform so well on defense against the Cougars. Whatever was worked on during the bye week paid dividends as they put forth a spirited effort.They were able to consistently get off the field, allowing Houston to convert only 2-of-13 third down attempts, while giving up only 14 first downs.
The Wildcats forced three turnovers, recovering two fumbles and intercepting Zeon Chriss once. They held their opponents to only 326 yards of total offense, putting together arguably their best all-around performance of the season. Given how well the team performed, it should come as no surprise that several defenders on the team were recognized for their performance in the game.He stuffed the stat sheet, recording seven total tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass defended, one interception and one fumble recovery.On the Big 12 team of the week, Smith, who was listed as a defensive flex player, was joined by two of his teammates; fellow safety Dalton Johnson and interior defensive lineman Stanley Ta’ufo’ou.
Ta’ufo’ou had five total tackles and earned an overall grade of 75.7 with an elite run-defense grade of 87.8.
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