Watch: 10 most interesting things RichRod said at Monday's news conference
Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
After cruising by UCLA and making the Pac-12 race interesting, Arizona looks to maintain momentum against Cal this week and build off of the trending quarterback in Khalil Tate.
Halfway point in the season:
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Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez bumps fists with some of his offensive unit after they scored against UCLA in the second quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Saturday, October 14, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.
Six games in and the Wildcats are officially at halfway mark of the season. Who expected Arizona to be 4-2 and tied for first place of the Pac-12 South? Nobody, because the Cats were voted to finish last in the conference at the start of the season. You can thank Tate for that.
Rich Rodriguez held a press conference Monday so let's check out what he had to say about looking forward to this week against Cal, the defense and why Tate wasn't the starter initially into the season:
Tate 'earned' his spot as Arizona's QB:
UpdatedRichRod on Khalil Tate’s progression: “His best football is still out in front of him.” pic.twitter.com/slKg1gMcxb
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
If Tate was this good from the start, why wasn't he starting?
UpdatedRichRod on the decision to start Brandon Dawkins at the beginning of the season instead of Khalil Tate: pic.twitter.com/r1vP5ppKZE
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
Brandon Dawkins dealing with second-string role:
UpdatedRichRod on Brandon Dawkins’ mentality with Khalil Tate taking over the starting QB role: pic.twitter.com/uy1jZKxYag
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
2017 Nick Wilson running like it's 2014:
UpdatedRichRod on Nick Wilson’s health problems in recent years and playing 100 percent again: pic.twitter.com/sT7R3bjVeP
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
Special teams presents a problem:
UpdatedRichRod on the special teams woes: pic.twitter.com/F701Vq49Mz
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
Foolish penalties from Saturday:
UpdatedRichRod on unnecessary penalties against UCLA: pic.twitter.com/tvmqBHtpMv
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
The historical Hail Mary game:
UpdatedThe last time Arizona played Cal, it was in 2014, which resulted in a walk-off Hail Mary. Here’s RichRod reminiscing about that game: pic.twitter.com/LLxKqGpWY4
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
What to expect from the Golden Bears:
UpdatedRichRod on what he saw from Cal’s blowout win over No. 8 Washington State: pic.twitter.com/MUIoO4N37r
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
How will the Bay Area fires effect Arizona?
UpdatedRichRod on the playing conditions at Cal from the wild fires: pic.twitter.com/pcuKfAM7oh
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
RichRod report card:
UpdatedRichRod on his overall assessment of Arizona, Pac-12 at the halfway point in the season: pic.twitter.com/Or5cSw1bwR
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) October 16, 2017
