“Pac-12 after dark” energy showed up in Arizona’s 34-24 win over Washington State. Despite a slow start, the Wildcats finished the game the right way and left the Palouse to end non-conference play 3-0.
Arizona (3-1, 0-1 Big 12), heads back to Tucson for the home conference opener against unbeaten Cincinnati. Here are the grades for the offense, defense, special teams, and coaching from the win over the Cougars:
A slow start allowed Washington State to gain the early confidence as the underdogs. Noah Fifita was sacked two times between the first two drives, and Fifita did not help cut into the deficit. In fact, he helped add to it when he threw a pick-six on the third drive to put Arizona down 14-0…