TUCSON, Ariz. — With the lights on and music blaring, the Wildcats returned to Arizona Stadium for their Wednesday night practice.
Although there will be no fans in attendance at games this season, simulated crowd noise and music is expected to be piped into stadiums throughout the conference. Wednesday's loud music was intended to mimic those conditions and prepare the team, especially the freshmen and newcomers, to the environments they'll begin playing in on Nov. 7.
Following practice, inside receivers coach
Theron Aych, tight end
Bryce Wolma, and defensive back
Christian Young jumped on a Zoom call to speak with the media. Their full interviews can be found by clicking
HERE or hitting play on the featured video above.
Quote of the Night
Wolma, on the expanded role the tight ends are expected to play in this year's offensive attack: "This year it's looking pretty good for the tight end position group so far. We're on the field a lot more than we have been in the past, both in the run game and the pass game, so it's definitely been fun to get out there and be involved a little bit more."
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Roland-Wallace has established himself as one of the Wildcats rising defensive stars. He appeared in all 12 games of his freshman season in 2019 with eight starts; his collegiate debut came in the season opener at Hawai'i. Across the course of his first campaign, the big-bodied Roland-Wallace piled up 37 tackles (32 of which were solo), five pass breakups, and one interception.
Crump joins the Wildcats after an impressive three-year varsity career with Culver City High School in California, where he logged 169 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, seven interceptions, and six pass breakups.
"Very athletic, has a high football IQ, and he's super competitive."
Triplett was a decorated football standout and three-sport athlete at Southern Lab High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana before signing with the Wildcats to continue his career. In his senior season on the gridiron, Triplett logged 137 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles. In football, he earned All-Conference honors twice, one All-City selection, and one All-State nod. He also shined in basketball and track, where he made state postseason appearances.
"I chose Arizona because it felt like home, they treated me like family, and I liked the coaching staff," he said.
"The one thing that really drew me to Jabar was his leadership, not only with the guys on his [high school] team but I've noticed that too with the guys on our team," assistant coach
Theron Aych said.
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