Some of the more enduring snapshots of Wilton Speight’s football career were the kind best stuck in a drawer to collect dust.
Speight took a knee and pumped his fist after closing out the Bruins’ taut 31-30 victory over Arizona at the Rose Bowl. It was a glossy return that had appeared unlikely in recent weeks as Thompson-Robinson solidified his hold on the starter’s job — before suffering his own injury in the second quarter against the Wildcats.
“I feel very happy, relieved that I was able to get back in and play the game that I love,” Speight said after helping to preserve the triumph by directing a 13-play drive that drained the final 6 1/2 minutes off the clock.