New Mexico Lobos vs Arizona Wildcats Game Highlights Week 1 Aug 31, 2024 | NCAA 2024 | NCAA Football

and an anticipation is as thick as the Arizona humidity well tonight the Wildcats bear down on a new era under the leadership of a new head coach in a new conference and sporting the second longest win streak in the country it is the 21st ranked Arizona Wildcats taking on the Lobos from New Mexico and they both talked about him possibly leading and that they thought that it might be a good fit but after they met coach Brennan they said he's a genu back the college football Bronco been gone for a couple years and now he bronos and the low BS of bronco and his low BS but they lost their season opener to Montana State and they're trying to prevent going 0 and2 for just the second time since 2015 Arizona won the toss they've chose to defer Tyler Loop will kick things away and back deep is Luke weong for New Mexico and we're underway here at Arizona before game he calls his mother and he listens to a bit of Drake Nothing wrong and I love both of those and he's sacked as Jacob Manu came firing in the leader of this Arizona defense and that's a three a dynamic Runner but they have not had a lot of that lately low BS converted just one of eight on third down last week against Montana State Javin Jacobs has checked in in they go four wide Danier throwing so it's first and 10 for New Mexico from their own 40 and it's Sanders that's a four game plan open and the coaches told us yesterday for Arizona end the game early put him away early Dan Pier's throw that's incomplete he was looking in the area of Luke weong when you in these third down situations Danier rolling throwing on the run and deflected and there is well he he's not wrong I mean you're talking about a guy who is can play the nickel spot can play safety can play corner and a beautiful play there guy watch list Jack lutro back deep for the Wildcats at his own 10 that takes a low BS bounce yeah he's special and there's the first one it's a slant ffid is fearless throwing the ball over the middle because he has such accuracy and his anticipation he knows exactly how to lead the receiver to get him open that's Cam Watts who made the tackle that was an 11 yd pickup two tight ends here's the former Lobo a first down and more brought down at the 30 s senior out of Alabama but he transferred in from New Mexico because see the double teams inside little Duo action they opened a you think he wants to do something tonight oh he without question faid steps up in the pocket he unloads he got a man wide open t-map and he just saunters into the end zone and it's 6 nothing Wildcats 69 yards of offense to Montana you have to make sure a couple guys at least have their eyes on McMillan extra point by Loop is good and the wild cats go three play Ro [Applause] McMillan lows to start from their own 25 let's get a studio update is 7 nothing hits the low bows it's Eli Sanders who ran into a pack of wild away to start running their quarterback more damp Pier we we talked about that early on they only ran him three times last week Danier play fake throws it complete that's Sanders Sanders down the sideline cross Midfield and in didn't see him got caught up in the wash 33 yd pickup here's Dan Pier now with it and he's got a first down yeah he he's the guy who can make a difference for offer from Arizona had a bunch of Ivy League offers the electrical engineer guy is a smart dude from the Arizona 32 this is Sanders again to Mario Davis for him he wanted to be 100% sir 100% bought in and wanted to be somewhere he knew he could show his abilities and Thrive at the Collegiate level he has thrived with New Mexico swings this one out to Jacobs and there is tario sheets by himself doesn't need any help third down and previous play is under further review there is no foul for targeting third down yeah I was just about as you can see that was not forceable contact you mentioned leading with the shoulder third down down big third down actually two down territory four down territory you know what I mean damp here throwing towards the end zone and overshoots Nick trillo yeah that is excent hands to the face offense number 76 that 15yd penalty will be forced number three lost his helmet as a result of that foul he is eligible to stay in the [Applause] game Danier again looking for trillo a wise song did he come up with that he did up 21 wow that is as good a catch as you will see Maldonado actually got his hands on that football looks like Bronco M Hall New Mexico's going to call the timeout Mexico has called the first time out of the half they've gone six plays here 63 yards and how about Devon dampier he's gone three for three through the air on this drive for 63 not a bad start for your homecoming with a lot of family watching Here Right weong In Motion dampier looking uses those legs and brought down at about the 11 don't account for them in the defense all the time Danier over the middle flag false start offense number 76 5yd penalty second down up until 15 seconds before the snap here's damp throwing DWI song and he's brought down holy moly right at the [Applause] one oh they going to say touchdown seon before in the season before that was their leading receiver in receiving now back healthy yeah they moved the launch point there he gets outside and again you get the safety coming over looks like there might have been a little mixup in the secondary because Davis came up thinking it's this receiver and confirm it is a touchdown how about this formation checking checking to see if there was an advantage no here's driz wikii for the extra point and it's good and we've got a tie ball game numbers caused a bit of a problem for New Mexico they didn't get their away jerseys back so they had to ask Arizona for permission to wear red and for Arizona to wear their white away jerseys that's why Arizona is not wearing their home [Applause] Conley gets the call but there's a whistle is under further review for targeting two types of targeting there is the crown of the helmet and there's also the defensive player defensive player doesn't come into play here because you got a running back with the ball so you the question is did this defensive player lead with the helmet and make forceable contact as you mentioned here's ffid rolls out throwing downfield and caught players on the Arizona team from serite high school in Anaheim and they've been playing together since they were in eighth grade 14 years old and last season and they want to do something special which is why they came back this year paid to the outside Patterson makes a man miss another one miss couple of shakes 8 y pickup are likely to be first round picks from the same High School the same year phenomenal Faida so far perfect five for five over 100 yds throwing and again CAU T-Mac touchdown that throw how accurate was it and how great were those hands just to pluck it out of the air extra point good it was T Immaculate and I tell he told us I love coach Wade but I told him he better get comfortable but being second because I'm the accuracy on this throw from the far hash almost to the side all time in Arizona history that runs off to the right side 12 he's about 510 20 25 27 lbs energy he brings the juice one of those surviv high school [Music] players damp here here's another strike and that one to weong he's having you got to Brack at him for real wi song as well he's got three catches 59 yards along with a [Applause] tutty Jacobs transfer from Arizona state is checked in dampier throwing and again towards Sundays and he's matched up and weong turned him all around this is indeed this is a secondary that is really good and right now dampier is throwing at will throwing again on a run there's another catch slot top of your screen Dan Pier's going to step up and run with it he's got a first down and more inside the 15 dropped at about the last week and to use his legs more tonight two tight ends here we've had four offensive possessions three touchdowns already here yeah and if I'm Arizona defensively down here I I don't want to play Man coverage they run a lot of pick routes a lot of rub routes you're likely to get somebody knocked off coverage here's Sanders runs into that wall of wildcats decisions seventh play coming up sometimes they like to Target their tight end trace brookler and they get down here danir reverses field he'll use those legs inside the 10 and chase out Rogers has checked into the back field they go into this Full House dampier throwing complete touchdown Rogers smart play blown assignment on the back end for a we don't know which one was assigned to him one of them had to be assigned and they completely let him I mean we we've got two quarterbacks everything about fa and McMillan and said well we got some guys too and so far they have well he he also wears but of young people they have to go through hard times and hurt to develop and get better and that's what he's doing with this young team here's Patterson he'll take it back from his own End Zone across the 20 and brought down across Noah faid to Cory croski Meritt in the back field he gets the carry and he is wrapped up behind the line of scrimmage sprinkled in with some of that spread little hurry up that Dino babers ran at Syracuse here's rafid throwing it to the outside that's complete monana Lon is how do they play McMillan you see what they did in the FBS last season six he's in the slot bottom of the screen this will be the final play of this quarter for f it's complete nope nope nope nope can't stop this scout can't do it can't do it that way stop him and the best way to get pressure on him is up the middle he likes to step up in the pocket there's no foul for intentional he doesn't particularly like to run with [Applause] ball to Conley shakes one Lobo tries to get to the outside maybe a yard Bobby Arnold the third outside just the second time Arizona is looking at a third down situation faid throwing is that intercepted how about no Paula gay getting that hand up there stood where the second threat would be and got his hands on the football he comes he's got a underneath coverage and he comes back up and gets out there to knock the ball away from Bernett and the Lobos get a stop here's Jacobs from his own five a thing going on here's Danier he throws a slant and that's complete Ryan Davis by the way my best earthwind fire uh album was That's The Way of the World Sanders and Jacobs have checked into the back field Danier rolling and sacked and got of it wow Smith five lbs was at nine straight completions for danamp Yong in motion he's throwing that's incomplete to pun things away Aaron Rodriguez remember his first one was 54 yards Jack mutr back standing at about his own 40 you you didn't answer me on that that's the way of the world were you sold did you buy that I mean that's his opinion okay I hear you that was his opinion flag you're thinking Spirit maybe probably all in all okay all right delay of game offense 5yd penalty fourth down L he's brought down at the 37 the feed Millan announced they're going to stay set this program up for what they believe another rations for football when you've got the basketball arena the basketball school going nuts over these two guys coming back V throwing got him in down the sideline and Jak cor croski Merit if he ran for over a th000 yards let's see if he got a one of those PS in nope he's out nope he's out that's a good call he painted that white and football on the white means you're out here's faf looking plenty of time over the middle great good from 65 in this this is from 54 career long 53 and this has got plenty of leg Yeah that lawon Florida State but you know the the top squads in the ACC have been taking it on the chin except for Miami ooh Miami wow boy did they look good Loos will start from their own 25 got those players wanted to perform well to show Danny Gonzalez that yeah they're still really good hey keep in mind the Lobos were what 30 31 Point underdogs 31 they're showing up tonight Danier throwing that's complete and that's Ryan Davis making the grab after the 15 yd pickup Dan Pier's now thrown for a buck 50 give that to Jacobs Jacobs still running shakes that Wildcat Jacobs Cuts back and brought down inside the 30 yd line out of Arizona State runs for 32 yards he ran through a couple of tackles Danier and that's complete to the tight end who was his mentor and Bree Hall taught him an awful lot and you're seeing him run [Applause] here's Danier on the outside and forced out of bound aari Rogers is coming in look at this Powerhouse fullhouse lineup they've got Rogers here's Danier throwing and I tell you what why song at the top of your screen now in motion Danier looking throwing to the end zone incomplete excellent he drills it we got a TI football game you talk about Coach Brennan coach uh that was his coaching Mentor This is Jeremiah Patterson who's brought down just short of the 20 took a lot less to stay at Arizona because of that culture and that commitment here's faf swings that one out to the outside to Quail Conley uh yet in this ball game speaking from the defensive perspective you always want to hit the quarterback as much as you [Applause] can here's ffid and that one to the outside to lonus C R [Applause] half this is [Applause] [Music] Conley the back end like some single [Applause] coverage ba throws intercepted first turnover Florida he had a scooping score last weekend yeah Ellis Mexico yeah the Ellis has been playing great this season look at the slant that's a catchable ball and Ellis has a nose for you me there were two scooping scores for New Mexico last week that defense scored 14 points last [Applause] week now let's see if the Lobos can capitalize from their own 49 Daner throwing that's complete here's his tight end again brookler Dan's going to keep it Danier slides had a speedy enough defensive front and linebackers to chase him down seven carries 60 yds rushing now for daners he pitches it to Sanders rushing yards a difference for Danier Danier throwing down the sideline that was we might have two chances down here third and a fourth down Danier looking Wong receiver screen he's loose and he's got a first down six yep yep [Music] damn that's complete Sanders for Arizona got him in space now watch this move and you're talking about a really good tackler never had a chance at it damp rolling using the legs oh look at the fight and the score oh my goodness he on the deck yeah a lot of it we were not Devin D after the play on Sportsman like conduct Arizona number one that 15 yd penalty will be enforced on the succeeding spot that's number one's first on Sports Lu and a fi goal I think the Arizona fans are on upset alert right now here's Quail Conley across the 20 so because I don't think Arizona the aggressiveness and pressure from New Mexico has changed things a bit here here's haid that was almost intercepted as they tried to receivers off Arizona won the toss deferred so they'll get the football to begin the second half here's ffid down the sideline looking for T-Mac and overthrows him well listen let's give a lot of credit down and 10 Wildcats one for three on third down tonight here's buf plenty of time throwing and that's complete the T-Mac Tac a house call again it's his third this one's from 78 yds out brown so he's 6'5 212 and he can move and Noah all is like 27 mph what's You Say Bo throwing that neighborhood 28 he's a little bit more than no allow for him and back and fourth we go as we're now tied up at 24 can you imagine running 20 power 25 milph 22 or something yeah [Applause] well give that one to Sanders understands the game better and he's really having the best time out here uh competing at this level second down call it nine wi song in the slot that Bunch set and he'll call the time out played well in his bowl game last year too here's Dan Pier have to use his legs and how did he throw he thre a pick the play is an interception after the play un Sportsman like conduct Arizona number 12 that 15 yd penalty will be in forced it will be first and another flag comes flying in damp Pier is shift 5yd penalty first [Applause] down here's Meritt and he's in lowo territory s games faid looking at T-Mac got him that's six catches for over 200 yards for McMillan him when we're not playing man this is croski [Applause] Meritt standouts here tonight Devon dampier and Noah faid third and one fona swings it out that's complete it's connley and Conley inside TDS and a and a pick he's at the bottom of your screen they'll hand it off though that's Conley again a nightmare in the Red Zone he's to the bottom of the screen and he's matched up again with Paula who's played him pretty decently except for the the most recent touchdown again they'll give it to connley and he's wrapped up that's going to bring up th I don't think Longhorn fans appr appreciate that ah they're in the SEC now throwing to the end zone and double cover just listen for the cannon to go boom he's got that for a right leg delay of game delay game offense 5yd penalty fourth down push it back five yards so we'll be looking at about 46 yard he's made 86% of the field goes he's attempted man this guy has got a leg on the 10 wins last year end of the season ranked number 11 and faf McMillan coming back beginning this season ranked 21st highest ranking since 1999 there were a couple Arizona fans at our tell and you know they said to me today yeah but little nervous because of 2015 when we were also ranked and ended up six and [Applause] six Touchback for the Lobo thought back after that opening punch with McMillan opening up a long touchdown to go points here he's got to be pleased with this effort in the first half you know just run this clock out in just the first half of this game our score at the half having some success in the air and they stuck with it the entire first half here's a great return by Jeremiah Patterson and Patterson is across the all he has here's the carry crossi Meritt and he's right at Midfield most ever in Aon season opener he's at the top of your screen for [Applause] T-Mac and faf looking his way I mean this guy's got sticky PS yeah this kid has got sticky PS 30 yard pickup you know and he and faid have been doing that since they were 14 years old the ruling on the field on the previous play was a compl catch previous players under further review we will take another look at it and faf knows that and if they don't pick it up I think this is one of those fourth down go areas considering where they are on the field and we got a three-point game oh first down and a whole lot more and how about six 51 yards by Quail Conley he came over with Brent on the left side and this is this is that offensive line that only lost one player a big player you think about was it Jordan Morgan first round pick they lost him teams holding kicking team number 88 substitution in fraction defense 12 players in formation will were offset we'll replay the down to that big hole as Tyler Lop will K things [Applause] away just's going down to the field here's Lauren you know coming out Series in for here's Sanders little misdirection he picks up five yeah you know like that nothing 51 yards out nope not at all huge series like you mentioned [Applause] here damp here throwing that's complete the y song we haven't said his name in a little bit the safety in front of the free safety worked out nicely why song's got 120 yards receiving that's a career high for him oh a pick here's Trey stooks that is the second time tonight faid looking for T-Mac across the middle T-Mac give him another six 40 yards out oh man this kid is a baller oh ties the program singles game record Jacob cowing did it last season to get you know since Noah [Applause] F here's Dan Pier going to have to go to work catch Rd that one to the outside the review the ruling on the field stands second [Applause] down so second down and in for the Lobos looks like pressure and they've got a single high defense set up for Arizona press coverage on the outside here comes that pressure Daner eludes it stiff arm he gets out of the alert on the sideline yes you do big third down here for New Mexico see if they can go to weong that one is good tro he takes a l on tackles last season Danier keeps it and here comes the flag he dampier under pressure again throws and that's to Ryan Davis's fighting back against the defensive backs and sure there's a little bit of talking going on too here's Sanders gets to the outside and forced out of bounds by Dalton Johnson from last week they scored only 14 here's [Applause] Sanders patient running pick picks up four scored 17 points last week 24 already in this ball game and they need they need a touchdown here to stay in contact with Arizona brilliant first half by New Mexico and they're in danger of Arizona really getting up on them if they don't get a score here we song's at the top screen three touchdowns in a field goal for New Mexico in that's Red Zone they've had five opportunities here's Danier he's inside the 10 [Applause] Sanders Powers his way to about the seven Danier keeping it gets to the edge Danier scores another rushing TouchDown for Devin dampier and weong in the end zone with a block not a huge knock him on their and turned on the Jets and weong did a nice job in the end zone of getting in the way so that Defender couldn't come up and Tackle dampier Devin dampier is now carried 10-point lead This is Jeremiah Patterson he's brought down at the [Applause] [Music] 25 deepest leagues in college football this is ran Luke Speedy that's why they call him speedy and he's out the Midfield green pass you look at this yeah for the past 5 years I think it was Texas teken now shootout with ABN Christian like 5152 yep fumble second and 11 yeah bottom of the screen [Music] McMillan he'll go his way he comes up with another catch bad matchup when you've got McMillan in the slot lined up against what looks like a safety no one over him right now faid he's looking his way he's looking his way but he's going to take off he's got the first down and [Applause] more here's Conley leaps a tackler this is kowsky [Applause] Meritt third down faid over the middle same story with this guy and did he get in good call and he's short but he is he's had a couple plays in a row where when he was in trips or slot he was essentially uncovered he's now got a new career high first and [Applause] goal Conley touchdown Arizona and a flag offside Defense number 89 that penalty is decline touchdown side of that offensive line just dominant and and remember after rhinog Gat hurt they moved Jonah Sava anayah over to the we get a touch back isn't it cool to have k now you get 12 tampier Under Pressure hit on slot is on here in Tucson the ruling on the field is a fumble covered by the defense for a touchdown we started the second half was just a three-point lead this time it comes out now is it a pass or is a fumble the arm has to be coming forward any movement forward would make it a pass can't tell from that angle but that is the rule any movement to indicate a pass would be treated that way and not a fumble it looks like he gave a flick that was Trey Smith who's making the hit on Dan Pier that does look like a pass mhm from that angle it looks like you're right he did flick it but we're slowing that down you know slow motion in real time I'm not sure it looks like there's real speed clear in the game and we got off sides offside Defense number 92 5yd penalty first down part of that rotation Arizona uses and wrapped up dampier throwing he's got a man and what the catch for he oh he dropped it for tra really exactly where it was going had to turn and try to find it like a center fielder in baseball and got his hands on it that's tremendous ball skills to find that ah punt things away Jack lutrell and another flly offense number 34 5yd penalty fourth down [Applause] o that was almost blocked that hit there yes it did sometimes that word Peter Peter Peter Peter kick was touched by you should hear that and try to get out of the way first down find the ball now I'm sure he's he's being told get away get away whether that's Peter Peter Peter or something else never moves or looks for the ball know was hyron hatch came up with the recovery here's Sanders M here's dampier he'll keep it and for third and six off the hands of trillo throws and a flag com frame you're going to get flagged so Rodriguez will punt this away jenesis Smith at his own five we here's Ki Meritt stays on his feet first down about 15 Christian Ellis makes the Stop's there with a nice run by uh by Bill and so I think we got to control the field a little bit that what he say call me Bill pita that's a Malachi right all that complicated third down and T-Mac T-Mac across Midfield over him or within three or four yards of him 304 yd receiving for tedo and McMillan Conley swir is in person you got to be he's got to be going oh my goodness I I knew I was lucky but this is amazing M brought down close to the 30 another 8 yd situation with the crowd in the lights on and now he knows just how special couple players he has on that offense [Applause] oh boy here goes croski Mary a flag fourth player with 300 or more receiving yards in a big 12 game there's lot you see just coming out to grab the defensive back didn't let go here's Aid un courts one to the end zone for Riley incomplete pass interference you can get leverage that is and Chris Hunter graia is now thrown for over 400 yards 423 to be [Applause] exact I think we get a timeout by New [Applause] Mexico New Mexico is called New Mexico is called catch fa looking for T-Mac to the end zone and incomplete one and here's Quail Conley and quail Conley's got three touchdowns on the night UNC men that guy was our running back here last year and we're playing against him tonight and he's got three touchdowns against us we could have used him on our side no disrespect to Sanders obviously and you know he came over too though from San Jose State cuz he was with change by Arizona to run the ball more cuz they only had 29 yards in the first half and they have certainly focused on that look at what these teams have done in receiving the other one over 400 yd [Applause] passing oh the Big 12 is [Applause] going here's Danier avoids the rush throws it away his letter of intent showed the guys they all went nuts they were excited about it he said look I was kind of waiting because I really wanted to go to Oregon it was my lifelong dream I was chasing the Jersey but I knew it in the end I wanted to be with my boys Arizona is happy for it that is not the game away off the edge the pressure dampier avoids it and somehow gets it up receiver here's Jacobs offensively can play with anybody they're going to have to work some things out defensively but in the Big 12 if you can't score you can't win because Full House and he ran right into the line I don't know if he got it that was n here's Dan Pi he'll take off takes a hit inside the [Applause] 20 here's Jacobs what uh what's your reaction and Arizona can definitely do that I mean I get why people like Utah I me I like Utah too cam rising Rising his back but you look at what Kansas has what Kansas state has and Iowa state has 20 starters back that's number one's second unsportsman like conduct he's ejected bong we're going at it all night nine penalties now for 100 yards is Arizona you talk about that something every single [Music] time and here comes more had over a th000 total yards of offense here that's incomplete amp to the end zone touchdown Caleb Medford that's the first time we've called his name all night the junior out of Texas he transferred in from TCU they get him back to full strength that combination of Medford and weong is going to be a problem and show his quarterback damper his number there in stooks Danier converts to Sanders kick it where they ain't yeah there's Wiki kick it you you you know that guy's going to they going to go right that football's going to go right to number four adjustment all right we we're we're done just throwing it or T-Mac as you like to call him kri re Kyo he's com in dick Tomy was his mentor comes back gets this job 78 players who remain give Arizona a chance to be a threat in the Big 12 well you got to give him credit too talking about Coach Brennan because after he got the job you know he tow oh boy there's a big hole wow and there's the touchdown that crosy Mir been wanting he gets been waiting for that all night and they caught New Mexico and a little Blitz everybody else linebackers are gone because they were attacking the lxo last season 106 yards rushing for him tonight against his former team and a touchdown whoa that fell apart [Music] now as Arizona looks to carry and close this one out Chavez is of course the red shirt for Notre Dame and A&M how about Michigan Oregon both struggling and then Dodgers DB backs and baseball well they've got great chemistry they spend a lot of time off the field together he said yeah they're the best duo in the country but of course when you 627 yards of offense is what Arizona racked up this evening big hits this was the 68th meeting between these two programs last time they met 2015 that was the New Mexico Bowl Arizona won that one by eight I think right now if I'm New Mexico I I don't want my quarterback to take any more hits keep him healthy he's run the ball 14 times he's been hit a couple times keep him healthy this offense is really dependent upon him don't forget LSU USC watch that tomorrow night 7:30