Watching from the sidelines, unable to play, is tough enough. For Layth Friekh, watching his teammates play on a television at home was even worse.
“It was real painful,” Friekh said of the past two weeks, during which he was ineligible to play for the Arizona Wildcats. “Even when I redshirted I was on the travel squad, at every game and dressed. This is the first time I’ve watched my team on TV.”
But he will be watching no more. After sitting out Arizona’s first two games, the result of a suspension handed down by the NCAA in exchange for getting an extra year of eligibility, the senior will be back at his familiar left tackle position for Saturday’s game against Southern Utah.