Arizona Wildcats quarterback Anu Solomon is “day-to-day” after suffering a concussion in Saturday’s win over No. 10 Utah, coach Rich Rodriguez said Monday.
Solomon will have to be cleared by Arizona’s training staff if he hopes to play against rival Arizona State this weekend.
“He felt good yesterday,” Rodriguez said. “The trainers were optimistic yesterday, and today we don’t practice.”
The UA has filed a formal complaint with the Pac-12 office over the hit that knocked Solomon out. Arizona had the ball with 9 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when Solomon took off running. He slid feet-first and was hit by the Utes’ Jason Fanaika. No targeting penalty was called, even though Fanaika appeared to lead with his helmet. Backup Jerrard Randall took over, and orchestrated a double-overtime touchdown drive that gave the UA a 37-30 win.
Solomon wasn’t the only Wildcat injured Saturday. Linebacker Jake Matthews will have season-ending surgery this week on his foot after injuring it in the second half.
Matthews, an Ironwood Ridge product, “was playing pretty well, and then the injury came,” Rodriguez said. “He’ll be out in the spring, but he should be good to go next fall.”
