Notes, quotes and stats from the Arizona Wildcats’ 44-18 loss to Washington State | National

Arizona misplaced its second sport in a row after defeating Cal on Nov. 6. The Wildcats have dropped 22 of their previous 23 contests.

Arizona misplaced for the third straight time at Gesa Area (aka Martin Stadium). The Wildcats have allowed a mean of 60.7 factors in these video games.

WSU’s 44 factors had been essentially the most by a UA opponent this season. Arizona had allowed 41 factors on two prior events (at Oregon, at USC).

Arizona allowed 482 whole yards, the second-highest whole by an opponent this 12 months. It was the third time prior to now 4 video games that the Wildcats allowed 468 or extra.

Arizona wants a victory at Arizona State to keep away from its first one-win season in a full marketing campaign since 1957, when the Wildcats went 1-8-1. They had been 0-5 within the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

RB Drake Anderson‘s 71-yard run within the second quarter was the longest rush recorded by an Arizona participant since Khalil Tate‘s 84-yard scoring scamper vs. Texas Tech in 2019. Anderson’s 87 yards had been his most on the UA.

QB Will Plummer posted his first multi-touchdown sport as a passer, going 24 of 42 for 222 yards with two TDs and one interception. He had three profession TD passes getting into Friday.

WR Boobie Curry‘s 11-yard TD catch within the second quarter was his third of the season. He had none getting into 2021.

RB Michael Wiley additionally recorded his third TD reception of the season. He additionally had none getting into this 12 months.

CB Christian Roland-Wallace tallied his first profession sack. He turned the primary Wildcat cornerback to file a sack since Jace Whittaker at Oregon in 2019.

LB Kenny Hebert had a team-leading and career-high seven tackles, together with one TFL. He additionally had a cross breakup.

LB Dante Smith, subbing for the injured Jerry Roberts, had a career-best six tackles, together with one TFL.

WSU QB Jayden de Laura’s 4 touchdowns had been a profession excessive. He went 13 of twenty-two for 259 yards, averaging 19.9 yards per completion.

UA coach Jedd Fisch on Arizona committing 10 penalties: “The penalties had been brutal at the moment. And so they had been bizarre penalties. I feel we had 5 – 6 false begins or (unlawful) formations. We had an opportunity to hit (Dorian) Singer proper down the sideline for a landing. He ended up (out of bounds), however we had been unlawful as a result of our tight finish wasn’t on the ball. We had about 4 false begins. There have been some snap-count issues that had been occurring that I heard about. However it’s our duty to observe the ball. We had three receivers false-start. … These issues actually harm you.”

Fisch on Arizona changing solely 23.5% of its third downs: “Third-and-long an excessive amount of. We didn’t throw the ball very properly. We had a number of guys that we must always have hit that we didn’t. Will, it felt like he was somewhat bit off on third downs. Our receivers didn’t catch the ball in addition to they need to have. I have to do a greater job of getting us (manageable) third downs.”

Fisch on WSU’s draw performs: “I don’t assume we counteracted it sufficient. Shedding our beginning Mike linebacker (Roberts) on the primary play the sport, the draw play a number of occasions is the linebackers’ duty, the defensive ends’ duty. We’re in all probability speeding up the sector somewhat bit after which in all probability missed some keys there.”

Fisch on whether or not the fog was an element: “Each of the play-callers are on the sector. It wasn’t arduous to see what was occurring. We had no issues with our communication when it comes to down, distance, hash marks — none of these issues had been a difficulty. I had an excellent really feel for what coverages they had been in. So I didn’t see that was a lot of an issue for us.”

Fisch on whether or not he thought of pulling Plummer within the fourth quarter to save lots of him for ASU: “I couldn’t actually pull him out as a result of I don’t have another quarterbacks. I may have put (walk-on) Luke (Ashworth) in in some unspecified time in the future within the sport, however the way in which the sport was going, it was 37-18, a 19-point sport. That’s three possessions. We acquired a cease at that time. With (9:29) left, we acquired the ball again. We wished to simply attempt to execute some performs. Will has to learn to play the sport versus these totally different coverages, to grasp the way to progress and execute. Will’s a freshman. As many reps as he can take, the (higher). We’ve acquired one sport left, and he’ll be wholesome sufficient to go for it.”

WSU interim coach Jake Dickert on RB Max Borghi’s 139-yard, two-TD efficiency: “That was traditional Max Borghi. ‘Our followers will bear in mind Max, and clearly he’s gonna be a Corridor of Famer right here sooner or later, so it was thrilling to place a stamp on his profession like that.”

Borghi on the fog and snow: “Clearly, Arizona hated it much more than us. We had been having enjoyable with it. I feel they had been fairly depressing.”

WSU receiver Travell Harris on the weather: “We knew it was somewhat too chilly for them. We knew they (UA’s DBs) didn’t wish to run. That’s what me and (WR) Calvin (Jackson Jr.) instructed (QB) Jayden (de Laura) and our teaching employees, and we showcased it.”

Every workforce had 18 first downs

WSU had 223 yards speeding; Arizona had 147

WSU averaged 8.3 yards per play; Arizona averaged 5.2

Arizona had 10 penalties for 59 yards; WSU had six for 55

WSU transformed 4 of 11 third downs; Arizona transformed 4 of 17

WSU’s common beginning place was its 31-yard line; Arizona’s was its 21

Wiley had 8 catches for 87 yards and 1 TD

WR Stanley Berryhill III had six catches for 61 yards

Harris had 6 catches for 95 yards and a pair of TDs

Jackson had 4 catches for 133 yards and a pair of TDs

WSU linebacker Jahad Woods had 12 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1 interception, 1 pressured fumble and 1 cross breakup