Oregon State vs. Arizona

Arizona linebacker Jake Matthews (47) muscles his way through the defensive line to sack Oregon State quarterback Marcus McMaryion (3) in the second quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Pac-12 fumbles away chance to honor UA's Matthews 

The Pac-12 blew it last week when it did not select UA junior linebacker Jake Matthews to its 2015 first-team all-academic squad. Matthews has a 3.4 GPA in neurology and is taking a class-load that includes calculus, organic chemistry and biostatistics. The league put Matthews on the second team; he is seventh on the UA with 47 tackles. The Pac-12 put ASU linebacker Chans Cox on the first team. Cox has made one tackle this year and played in just two games. He has a 3.8 GPA in criminology. 


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