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Tristan Cooper’s head was spinning.
The hard-hitting Arizona Wildcats safety hadn’t collided with a teammate. He wasn’t confused by an offensive formation.
The senior had returned to the locker room after Arizona’s scrimmage Saturday morning to find out news that shook him to his core.
There had been a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where Cooper was born and raised.
“It sucks,” he said Monday night. “You would never think something like that will happen in your city. And when it does, it’s eye-opening.
“A bunch of things start going through your head, because they didn't identify the bodies till like a day ago.