To the victor go the spoils. And the weekly conference accolades.
Arizona’s Kyon Barrs has been named the Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week, while punter Kyle Ostendorp earned Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors following the UA’s 10-3 win over Cal on Saturday that ended a 20-game losing streak.
Barrs had five tackles, three for loss, and 2.5 sacks in helping the UA (1-8, 1-5 Pac-12) hold the Golden Bears to just 122 yards, their fewest yielded to a Pac-12 opponent since 2006. The third-year sophomore, who missed the previous two games because of injury, leads Arizona with five sacks, the most in a season by a Wildcats player since 2017.