After an abysmal stretch of football spanning multiple seasons that included a loss to FCS opponent Northern Arizona, Jedd Fisch has the Arizona Wildcats--remarkably--trending up as a program. The headline move this offseason was the addition of Washington State transfer QB Jayden de Laura. In 2021, de Laura was the Pac-12 freshman of the year and is in line to be the clear starter for Arizona in 2022 as they look to improve upon their 1-11 campaign from a season ago.
On this episode of Locked On Pac-12, Spencer McLaughlin is joined by Mike Luke (@Ironmikeluke) of Locked On Wildcas to take a look at how Jedd Fisch is working to rebuild the Arizona Football program. In the 2022 Spring Game, offensive standouts included a couple of WRs (Tetairoa McMillan and Jacob Cowing) who will be key weapons for Jayden de Laura. Defensively, the Wildcats and new DC Johnny Nansen are hoping USC transfer Hunter Echols will shine in his final year of college football after transferring from USC this offseason.
Going forward, Jedd Fisch and co. have to be able to translate off-field momentum into on-field results. With a couple key transfers as well as some talented freshmen in the Class of 2022, the Wildcats are certainly capable of improving upon their 1-11 record from the 2021 season. If they can win 4-5 games, it could translate to even more victories on the recruiting trail for Jedd Fisch and his staff--which is what they are selling to recruits, so far with success.
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