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Morris runs the kick out to the 46.
A pair of runs by Morris set up 3rd and 7. Then Shy drops back and finds his main man Derrick Palmer for a 21 yard catch/run.
A roughing the passer penalty on the next play leaves us at the 13.
And Arizona is whistled again for grabbing the facemask - 1st and goal at the 3.
RB Ken Epstein runs it in from the 3. 7-0, 11:57 left in the 1st quarter.
Nice to see Epstein do something, as he has been brutal in non-conference play.

Huge kick return for Arizona, all the way to our 4 yard line.
2 runs and they are in. 7-7, 10:48 left in the quarter.

We are stopped near our 40 and punt.
We force a fumble on the punt return and recover at the Wildcats 33.

A 15 yard facemask on the D puts the ball at the 14.
3rd and 2 at the 6 - Martin drops the ball, but Arizona is called for holding.
3rd and goal at the 2 - Martin catches this one. 14-7, 5:43 left in the quarter.

3 and out for Arizona - we smoked a pair of runs. Punt.

Wow, Arizona got a pick and ran it back but no score as they are called for roughing the passer. It feels like the fix is in - in our favor.
Morris runs for 10 yards.
3rd and 6 at the 31 - Morris is tripped up but stumbles for 10 yards and the first down.
Morris does it again on 3rd and 6, going for 11 before being tackled at the 6.
Screen pass to TE Joe Reynolds for a TD. Flag is down, but of course it is against Arizona. 21-7, 14:11 left in the half.

Gain of 12 to TE Tuttle - up to that point Arizona had 3 yards of total offense.
We had a 3rd down stop, but are whistled for pass interference.
4th and 1 at the 48 - they punt it and down it on our 8.

Shy isn't having a great game, but Palmer gave him a huge lift by going high for a pass on 3rd and 11. He landed and had room to run, so he took it for 35 yards.
An offensive pass interference call took back 15 of those yards.
We punt on 4th and 25 - nasty.

Offensive pass interference on Arizona - 6th call against them on the day.
Good effort, but they only make up 22 of the 25 yards for the 1st down. Punt.
It's a beauty, and we are back at our 5.

Here is a big play for the offense - pass is right in stride to Martin, who rambles for 52 yards before being hauled in by the safety.
15 yards to Palmer on 3rd and 12; they really should try to lock him up on long-yardage plays as Shy gravitates towards him.
Morris runs for 5 yards, 1st and goal at the 2.
2 more yards for Morris and we are up 28-7, 4:13 left in the half.
We have a 19-3 advantage on 1st downs.

Another 3 and out for Arizona, whose offense is lost so far this game. Punt.
Olsen returns the punt 30 yards, to the Wildcat 45.

14 yard run for Morris, who is closing on 100 yards.
Morris fumbles on a screen pass, but Woodley Martin falls on it.
15 yard run for Epstein - longest of his short career.
Ugh - offensive pass interference - 1st and goal from the 29.
11 yards on a screen to Reynolds, but we face a 4th and 18.
Ellis knocks home a 36 yarder. 31-7, 0:20 left in the half.


Halftime Notes:
- we are just locking up the run: 13 carries for 19 yards by Arizona.
- yardage is 307 to 50.
- Shy isn't very accurate today (12-22) but he is hitting some big gainers.
- If we avoid turnovers this game should be over.
- although the penalties have been harsh against Arizona, both teams have 6 penalties total against them


10 yard run for Bobby Dubuc on a 3rd and 7 draw play.
Sack for DE Mark Dickerson.
Screen on 3rd and 17, but we play it well. CB Dwyer brings the lumber, forcing a fumble, but Arizona recovers. Punt.

3rd and 1 at the Wildcat 43 - Morris goes for 6, going over 100 on the day (23-102).
Then 16 more on the next touch.
6 more on a screen to Morris, who owns this drive so far. Down at the 15.
Another screen on 3rd and goal from the 7 - Morris grabs it and weaves into the end zone. 38-7, 8:06 left in the 3rd.

3rd and 5 from the Wildcat 41 - incomplete pass, batted away by the DB. Punt.

Morris is having a lot of luck this year following the fullback - runs of 8 and 7 following that pattern.
He then busts one outside and is off to the races! No, he is hauled down at the 16 after a 47 yard gain. He has 185 on the day so far.
C Adam Slaughter leaves the game with an injury. Buzzkill. Looks like an elbow.
14 more for Morris, down at the 2. What a game for the junior!
And he takes it in from the 2, moving his numbers to 30 carries and 201 yards. 45-7, 2:49 left in the 3rd.

Offensive pass interference wipes out a 17 yard pass play.
They run the ball with Dubuc on 3rd and 17 - he gets 11. Punt.

Shy is sacked. Good coverage downfield.
Another huge pass play to Martin - 54 yards on a perfect pass. Down at the 12.
14 yard TD pass to Palmer. 52-7, 13:24 left in the game.
Yardage is 504-92 up to this point.

Man, a holding call wipes out a 55 yard TD pass. We are killing them anyways, but Arizona is getting raped by the refs.
Anderson intercepts the next pass and returns it 16 yards to the Arizona 32.

We net -2 yards on 3 plays. Ellis tries the 52 yarder, but it is wide left.

54 yard TD pass to Tarver. 52-14, 9:01 left in the game.

FB Lee Satterwhite sustains a head injury.
Our short yardage QB - Nathan Short - throws a pair of incompletions after we get to 2nd and 1. We punt.

New QB in - 3rd stringer David Spanno.
Morris is drilled, fumbles, and gives Arizona the ball on our 24.
We need him to cut down on the fumbles - already a few too many this year.

A defensive holding call gives Arizona the ball inside the 10.
Roughing the passer - half the distance, to the 2.
1 yard TD pass on 3rd down. 52-21, 3:29 left in the game.

Wow, kicking team recovers an onside! First time I have ever seen that in about 15 seasons.
Holding wipes out a 24 yard gain.
After they get the first down they are again called for holding. 10 penalties for 98 yards now.
4th and 15 from the 36 - Dickerson lowers the boom with his 2nd sack of the day.

Epstein runs out of bounds with under a minute to play. Get your head in the game, kid!
Morris has actually been knocked down to 199 yards - boo.