Photo by: Mike Christy / Arizona Athletics
Cats Camp: Saturday Scrimmage
08/13/2022 | Football
TUCSON, Ariz. — The 2022 Wildcats got their first taste of "game" action on Saturday morning in a two-hour scrimmage inside Arizona Stadium.
Fans in attendance were greeted by an impressive performance from the offense up and down the depth chart. Among the takeaways from Saturday's scrimmage:
Saturday's scrimmage was also the debut of Arizona Stadium's brand-new FieldTurf surface, a $1.3 million investment aimed at improving the student-athlete experience.
For more coverage from day nine, continue reading below.
Fans in attendance were greeted by an impressive performance from the offense up and down the depth chart. Among the takeaways from Saturday's scrimmage:
- Tyler Loop was perfect on three field goal attempts
- Rayshon Luke and Jonah Coleman both broke off impressive touchdown runs inside the red zone
- Jayden de Laura tossed up a perfect back shoulder ball on a fade route from Tetairoa McMillan, who went up and high-pointed the lob for a touchdown
- Noah Fifita quickly noticed a streaking, wide open AJ Jones and hit him in stride for an electric 83-yard score
- James Bohls jarred a ball loose during kickoff return drills for a forced fumble
Saturday's scrimmage was also the debut of Arizona Stadium's brand-new FieldTurf surface, a $1.3 million investment aimed at improving the student-athlete experience.
For more coverage from day nine, continue reading below.
Quote of the Day
"I love [the new turf]! It's beautiful. The locker room, you can see they also repainted the bleachers ... We're hoping that these changes will continue to give our players a new feel. New locker room they're leaving, new field, and start 2022 brand new. That's our goal." -Head coach Jedd Fish on the upgrades at Arizona StadiumPhoto of the Day
Number of the Day — 100%
Kicker Tyler Loop, who was perfect in Saturday's scrimmage, connected on 12-of-12 field goal attempts last year. He enters the 2022 season as the Wildcats presumed full-time kicker and has earned a spot on the Lou Groza Award watch list.Featured Wildcat — Johnny Nansen, Defensive Coordinator
Social Media Coverage
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