The last time Arizona was bowl eligible, in 2017, it had a quarterback come off the bench and turn the Wildcats’ season around in October. Along the way that QB (Khalil Tate) won every Pac-12 Player of Week award given out that month.
All that kept Noah Fifita from matching that feat was a bye in the middle of his October to remember.
Fifita has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the third time this month after leading the UA to a 27-24 upset win over then-No. 11 Oregon State. He also won that award after a triple-overtime loss at USC and a blowout win at Washington State.