Isaiah Mizell, Brandon Phelps step up as Arizona overcomes receiver injuries, make…
Arizona · West VirginiaThey had lost their leading three receivers, in terms of production, the previous week against Cincinnati. Top receiver Tré Spivey suffered a season-ending broken foot, while Giovanni Richardson and Chris Hunter III departed the Cincinnati game early with leg injuries.
As it turned out, all the worry was for naught. Quarterback Noah Fifita and the offense didn't skip a beat.
Fifita threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns, sophomore Isaiah Mizell had six catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and Gilbert native Brandon Phelps had four catches for 88 yards and a touchdown as Arizona won its fourth straight game while posting a season-high in points in a 52-31 victory over the Mountaineers. Wildcats coach Brent Brennan credited Fifita's spring and summer regimen.
"I think it speaks to the confidence in and the chemistry he built with those guys in the offseason," Brennan said. "He doesn't just build that chemistry with Spivey and Gio and Chris Hunter, right?
KEY POINTS
- Isaiah Mizell, Brandon Phelps step up as Arizona overcomes receiver injuries, make push for conference title.
- When the University of Arizona football team took the field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia last Saturday, the Wildcats were in a world of hurt....
- With one Big 12 loss already on its record, Arizona couldn't afford another if it wanted to stay in the race for the conference title and a College Football Playoff berth.
- Fifita has thrown for the fifth most passing yards in college football this season with 1,756 yards and 16 touchdowns, which is tied for sixth.