After last season — a lost season in every sense — Jace Whittaker had options.
The veteran cornerback had one more year of eligibility. He could have left Arizona as a graduate transfer, a popular move for players across the country. Or he could have declared for the NFL draft.
The way Whittaker saw it, though, there was only one option: return to the UA to finish what he started.
“When (I) commit to something, I stick with it,” Whittaker said after practice Friday. “There was a reason I came here to begin with. Coaches may come and go, but I fell in love with the school.