LOS ANGELES — A year ago, Khalil Tate was Arizona’s backup quarterback — a four-star recruit, a local legend but still a relative unknown.
A year later, Tate represented the Wildcats at Pac-12 Media Day. No one could have seen that coming last summer, including Tate himself.
“No,” Tate said Wednesday amid a throng of reporters. “I’m the type of person, I like to take it day by day.”
One day last October, Tate’s life changed. He replaced the injured Brandon Dawkins at Colorado, rushed for an FBS-record 327 yards and became a true overnight sensation.