One week after upsetting No. 12 UCLA at the Rose Bowl, Arizona played one of its worst games of the season Saturday afternoon.
The loss dropped Arizona to 4-7, 2-6 in the Pac-12. The Wildcats won’t play in a bowl game for the fifth straight season. They lost the game before the Territorial Cup for the seventh consecutive time. All that’s left to play for is taking the Cup back. Arizona State has held it since 2017.
In the first half — Arizona’s first touchdown-less first half of the season – video emerged showing de Laura and teammate Dorian Singer shoving each other along the sideline. The offense’s lackluster performance overshadowed an admirable effort by the UA defense. The Wildcats set a season high with eight tackles for losses. They limited the Cougars to three offensive points in the second half — a field goal after WSU had advanced inside the 1-yard line.
It was especially evident on a fourth-and-2 play at the WSU 25. It appeared that Arizona was trying to run a reverse to a run-pass option, with Michael Wiley flipping the ball to Jamarye Joiner. But penetration by the Cougars forced Wiley to keep the ball. He was pushed out of bounds just short of the marker.
WSU did take a two-score lead in the second quarter after again stopping Arizona on fourth down. This time it was fourth-and-4 from the 40. De Laura, under pressure, threw incomplete over the middle.
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