Helmet off, clipboard in hand, Will Plummer began last season’s game at UCLA much like he had the first two, as more of an observer and cheerleader than active participant.
That didn’t last long.
“First play of the game we were watching, I thought we were going to actually score on the first play,” Plummer said Saturday after Arizona’s third spring practice. “Tayvian (Cunningham) beat the strong safety on a go ball, but a missed block and Grant (Gunnell) got him pretty good and he was down.”
Gunnell suffered a shoulder injury, knocking him out of the game, and all of a sudden the Wildcats were putting a true freshman on the field to take his first career snaps.