Some players practice well but never quite transfer that practice form into games. Then there’s Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate, the diametric opposite of a practice player.
“He gets in the open field and, gosh, I didn’t know he was that fast myself. He’s run faster in games than we’ve seen him at any time,” said Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez, whose Wildcats host the 15th-ranked Cougars this Saturday.
Tate started the year hampered by injuries and was limited in practice until the week leading uo to the Colorado game, when starting quarterback Brandon Dawkins was injured on the first drive, and Tate was called to action.