One area where Arizona can get better in all three phases before facing USC on Oct. 29; plus: the continuing rise of freshman receiver Tetairoa McMillan and an injury update.
“Get better,” UA coach Jedd Fisch said Monday.
Here’s one area in each phase where Arizona can stand to improve before the final five-game stretch, which begins Oct. 29 vs. No. 12 USC: Arizona actually accomplished that to a degree at UW, twice stopping the Huskies on fourth down inside the 20. However, Washington scored touchdowns on its other four red-zone opportunities. The Wildcats have yielded a 74.2% TD rate, which ranks 123rd in the country.Special teams: long-range field goals — Tyler Loop has been “excellent” on field goals inside 40 yards, Fisch said, and the numbers back that up: Loop is a perfect 7 of 7.Loop’s miss from 41 yards with 1:23 remaining vs.
“I think he's just getting started, honestly,” Fisch said of McMillan, the highest-rated recruit to sign with Arizona since such rankings existed. “He is getting more and more confident every day. He's practicing better every day. He's believing in himself more and more and more that the plays that he used to make in high school actually can be made in college too.
“I feel like it’s just expected,” quarterback Jayden de Laura said. “From the first practice I've seen him participate in in spring, he made big plays, made catches. Big-time players make big-time plays, and he's one of those guys.” Luke has appeared in three games, rushing six times for 44 yards and catching one pass for 1 yard. He could play in one more game and still preserve his redshirt. Fisch and his staff will make that decision once Luke is healthy enough to return.
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