And with one sack early in the fourth quarter of last Saturday’s game against UCLA, all hope was lost.
Hope that Arizona could beat the Bruins. Hope that the Cats could continue their competent offensive display. Hope that the losing streak would end sometime this season.
When quarterback Jordan McCloud went down, whatever optimism had been brewing appeared to evaporate, leaving Arizona Stadium as well as the fan base as a whole.
Arizona was down just eight points at the time—the fourth time in five games they were within one possession in the fourth quarter—and had some momentum.