Field Level Media
05 Oct 2025, 11:35 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images)
Noah Fifita threw for 376 yards while completing passes to 10 different receivers in Arizona's 41-13 victory Saturday over Oklahoma State in a Big 12 game at Tucson, Ariz.
Fifita, who completed 28 of 38 pass attempts, tied a career high with five touchdown passes and had an interception.
Oklahoma State (1-4, 0-2 Big 12) played its second game without fired head coach Mike Gundy and first without defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, who was let go Monday.
Arizona's defense limited Oklahoma State to 158 yards of total offense -- 69 passing and 89 rushing -- and forced two turnovers.
Tre Spivey, a transfer from Kansas State, scored the first two touchdowns for Arizona on receptions of 13 of 22 yards that put the Wildcats ahead 14-3 with 1:26 left in the first quarter.
Spivey finished with three catches for 80 yards.
Arizona (4-1, 1-1) increased the lead to 21-3 with 6:20 left in the second quarter after Fifita scrambled away from a blitz and found New Mexico transfer Luke Wysong for a 47-yard touchdown.
It was the first touchdown with Arizona for Wysong, who had five receptions for 92 yards.
Oklahoma State cut the lead to 21-6 with 1:01 left in the half when Logan Ward made his second field goal, a 46-yarder with 1:05 left in the half.
Arizona's Michael Salgado-Medina then converted a 34-yard field goal as time expired in the half for a 24-6 lead at the break.
The Wildcats had an opportunity to build on their lead with 7:14 left in the third quarter after Tre Smith recovered a fumble at the Oklahoma State 44 that was coughed up by Ronnie Fields Jr. following a strip by Max Harris.
A 45-yard pass from Fifita to Spivey took the ball to the Oklahoma State 1.
Fifita then fumbled the ball away at that spot with 5:33 remaining in the quarter when Gregory Wendell punched the ball loose and Brian McCoy Jr. recovered.
After a three-and-out forced by Arizona's defense, Fifita atoned for his fumble by completing a touchdown pass to Javion Whatley. The 21-yard strike increased Arizona's lead to 31-6 with 2:58 left in the third quarter.
Fifita, who added a 29-scoring play a minute later, now has 57 touchdown passes in his career, which is tied for third at Arizona with Khalil Tate.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of South America Times news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to South America Times.
More InformationWASHINGTON, D.C.: On the morning of October 2, as thousands of federal employees remained at home facing furloughs and the looming...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: A new PEN America report paints a stark picture of the ongoing book censorship battle in U.S. schools, revealing...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The White House is pressuring nine major universities to sign onto President Donald Trump's political priorities...
LONDON, U.K.: Britain's Supreme Court ruled in April that under equality laws, sex refers to biological sex, meaning transgender women...
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 4 (ANI): Soon after Hamas signalled its willingness to accept United States President Donald Trump's Gaza...
AUSTIN, Texas: Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week became the first person in history to amass a net worth of US$500 billion, according to...
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead an Indian Parliamentary delegation attending the 68th Commonwealth...
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Brazil's women sprinters Jerusa Geber (200m T11) and Clara D Barros Da Silva (200m T12) won gold...
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla led an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary...
RIO DE JANEIRO, 5th October, 2025 (WAM) -- The Zayed Charity Run concluded its second stop of the 2025-2026 season today in Rio de...
SHANGHAI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- In just one month, Shanghai will once again take the global stage as the China International Import Expo...
(251005) -- BEIJING, Oct. 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Winners Wang Chuqin (R)/Sun Yingsha pose for photos during the awarding ceremony for...
