His eight tackles weren’t a season-high, but it’s fair to say that every one of Hunter Echols’ takedowns were key to Arizona’s win over defending FCS national champion North Dakota State.
Echols has been named Pac-12 Co-defensive Lineman of the Week, sharing the honor with Oregon’s Brandon Dorius.
A 6th-year senior transfer from USC, Echols had two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble. He chased down NDSU quarterback Cam Miller, stripping the ball as teammate Jerry Roberts recovered it early in the second quarter to set up a UA touchdown that gave it a 14-7 lead at the time.