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Wildcats show heartbeat heading into final 2 games

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November 17, 2024
Coach Brent Brennan and the Wildcats ended a five-game losing streak on Friday night. (Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images)

Just about all I wanted from the rest of the Arizona Wildcats football season was for Tyler Loop to get a chance to set the school record for longest field goal.
Mission accomplished.
The situation was set up perfectly at the end of the first half Friday night against Houston, with the Wildcats getting the ball back at their 25 with 42 seconds left. That was enough time for Arizona to run four plays and gain 31 yards, setting up Loop for a 62-yard attempt.
Which he drilled.
So, there’s that.

The gravy was that the Wildcats took that 10-3 halftime lead and accelerated to a 27-3 victory over a Houston team that was – how should we...

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