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  2021 ALL-PAC-12 FIRST TEAM (COACHES): AP/ST Stanley Berryhill III, R-Jr., Arizona,...Berryhill, who was named first team in the all-purpose section, was also named honorable mention as a wide receiver. The Tucson native and team captain finished second in the Pac-12 in total receptions (83) and fourth in receiving yards per game (62.0) while becoming the sixth player in Arizona history to catch 80 passes in one season. - Arizona Football

Sr/2022 WR Stanley Berryhill IIIArizona
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  It's transfer season, and the Arizona Wildcats are once again active. Former USC outside linebacker Hunter Echols committed to the Wildcats on Monday. He entered the transfer portal in December upon the hiring of new head coach Lincoln Riley. Less than an hour after Echols committed, cornerback McKenzie Barnes announced that he would be leaving the UA as a graduate transfer. He'll have two seasons of eligibility at his next school. A Fresno, California native, Barnes appeared in two games in each of the last two seasons after playing in eight during the 2019 season. Barnes had one tackle in 2021, against Arizona State. Echols arrives at the UA with a deeper resume. In four seasons at USC, the 6-foot-5-inch, 245-pound Echols recorded 50 tackles, three pass deflections and 1.5 sacks. - Arizona Star News

rSr/2023 DE Hunter EcholsArizona
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR: Jacob Cowing, So., UTEP,...Cowing ranks second in C-USA and sixth nationally with 1,330 yards receiving (67 receptions). The wide receiver scored a total of eight touchdowns - seven receiving, one rushing. The Maricopa, Ariz., product ranks second in C-USA with 110.8 receiving yards per game. The sophomore sensation tied a school record with 13 100-yard games during his career. Cowing's yards in 2021 also ranks second-best all-time during a single season in school history.

During the regular season, Cowing reeled in a career-high 11 receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown against Rice. He set his career best with 174 yards against New Mexico, and tied it with another 174 yards on five receptions at North Texas. Cowing hauled in nine catches for 166 yards in a win against LA Tech. He recorded seven 100-yard games during the season, the most by a Miner since the 1965 season. "We feel like Jacob is one of the best receivers in the country, if not the best receiver in country," Dimel said. "We sure think he is; he's brought our offensive to a whole new level." - Texas-El Paso Football


rSr/2024 WR Jacob CowingArizona
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  Saying he has "some unfinished business to take care of," UA defensive lineman Jalen Harris tweeted Friday that he will return for a sixth season. Harris had been considering turning pro. The son of former "Desert Swarm" and NFL standout Sean Harris, Jalen Harris posted a career-high 48 tackles as a fifth-year junior. He added three sacks and the first forced fumble of his career. The 6-foot-5-inch, 255-pound Harris will play next season alongside his brother Jason, a transfer from Colorado. Jason Harris did not see the field this fall. - Arizona Star News

rSr/2023 DE Jalen HarrisArizona
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  2021 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Jayden de Laura, Washington State,...de Laura becomes the first Cougar to win this award after finishing the regular season atop the conference in passing yards (2,757) and pass TD (23)...Led the Cougars to their first Apple Cup win since 2012, completing an Apple Cup record 84.3% (27-32) of his passes for the fourth-best completion percentage in WSU single-game history. Had 245 yards passing and another 31 on the ground as de Laura was named Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Week...Multiple touchdown passes in eight games this season including a career-high four scores against Arizona...Named Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week in win over Oregon State when he passed for career-high 399 yards with 3 passing touchdowns. - Pac-12 Football

rSr/2024 QB Jayden de LauraArizona
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  The Arizona Wildcats' best player is planning to take his game to the next level. Veteran receiver and Tucson product Stanley Berryhill III announced Thursday that he is entering the 2022 NFL draft. Berryhill had a career year as a fifth-year junior this past season. He became just the sixth Wildcat to catch 80-plus passes in a season, ranking second in the Pac-12 with 83 grabs for 744 yards and a touchdown. He led the Wildcats in yards from scrimmage (865), served as their primary punt returner and was their most effective punt gunner. - Tucson.com

Sr/2022 WR Stanley Berryhill IIIArizona
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  NOV 8 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kyle Ostendorp, Soph., P, Arizona (Phoenix, AZ),...Averaged 50.1 yards per punt on seven kicks. Downed four of his seven punts inside the 20, including three inside the 10 and one at the 1-yard line. Played a crucial role in field position as Cal's average field position was their own 21-yard line...Fifth in the nation in punting at 48.2 yards per punt. Has the most punts of 50 yards or more in the Pac-12 (24). Has the second-most punts downed inside the 20 in the Pac-12 (16)...First Arizona player to win this award since kicker Lucas Havrisik in October 2019 and first Arizona punter to be honored since Drew Riggleman in November 2014. Also nominated: Cole Becker, PK, Colorado; Jamieson Sheahan, P, California; Camden Lewis, K, Oregon; Parker Lewis, PK, USC; Eddie Czaplicki, P, Arizona State; Britain Covey, KR/WR, Utah. - Pac-12 Football

rSr/2025 P Kyle OstendorpArizona
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  Arizona ended the nation's longest losing streak at 20 games, beating COVID-19-depleted California 10-3 on Saturday on Michael Wiley's 10-yard touchdown run with 2:17 left. Wiley capped a 55-yard drive - the longest by either team in a game that featured 18 punts - that was set up by Stanley Berryhill III's 25-yard punt return. Arizona quarterback Will Plummer had 197 yards of total offense and the Wildcats (1-8, 1-5 Pac-12) held California (3-6, 2-4) to 122 yards while winning for the first time since a 35-30 victory over Colorado on Oct. 5, 2019. Arizona won its sixth straight in the series.

Cal played without starting quarterback Chase Garbers. He was one of seven starters and 24 players and coaches who were unavailable. Cal announced Thursday that "multiple" players were in Covid protocols and would not play, but federal and state laws prohibit Cal from commenting on individual players. Garbers was the Pac-12's total offense leader entering the weekend, at 293 yards per game. Arizona broke a scoreless tie on Tyler Loop's 29-yard field goal with 5:46 remaining in the third quarter, and California responded with Nick Lopez's 34-yard field goal on its next drive. The Golden Bears crossed midfield for the first time on that scoring drive. Lopez made first career field goal attempt in place of starter Dario Longhetto, who did not play. Cal backup quarterback Ryan Glover, who had not taken a snap this season, completed 11 of 29 passes for 94 yards. Glover is a graduate transfer from Western Carolina after spending the previous three years at Penn. - AP College Football


rSr/2024 RB Michael WileyArizona
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  Washington State was counted out when its head coach and four assistants were fired for refusing the state's vaccination mandate. No way could the Cougars recover from adversity like that. They showed a bit of moxy in a loss to BYU last week and took it a step further against Arizona State behind an opportunistic defense. Jayden de Laura accounted for three touchdowns and Washington State forced five turnovers in a 34-21 win over Arizona State on Saturday. "Ultimately, we know what we have in our building," Washington State edge rusher Ron Stone, Jr. said. "We have what we need in our building to be successful, so there was never any doubt." The Cougars (5-4, 4-2 Pac-12), one of the nation's best at creating takeaways, were at their ball-hawking best in the first half, forcing four turnovers.

Washington State's offense capitalized, scoring 24 points after Arizona State turnovers for its first win since coach Nick Rolovich and four assistants were fired on Oct. 18. "By no means did we play the underdog card," Washington State acting head coach and defensive coordinator Jake Dickert said. "We're confident in our ability, confident in what we can do and we're playing good football at the right part of the season." Arizona State is not. The Sun Devils (5-3, 3-2) got off to an abysmal start coming off a bye week, turning it over on their opening three drives, including twice in the first three plays. Jayden Daniels threw two interceptions and Arizona State lost three fumbles to suffer a second straight lackluster defeat that had fans inside Sun Devil Stadium booing throughout. - Washington State/AP College Football


rSr/2024 QB Jayden de LauraArizona
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  Arizona has lost its second quarterback in two weeks to a season-ending injury. Wildcats coach Jedd Fisch said Monday that Gunner Cruz is done for the year after suffering a thumb injury in Saturday's 34-0 loss to Colorado. The sophomore is expected to have surgery and will have about a six-month rehabilitation. Cruz opened the season as the starter but was replaced by Will Plummer after struggling against San Diego State. Cruz became the starter again when Jordan McCloud suffered knee and ankle injuries against UCLA on. Oct. 9. McCloud had surgery last week. Cruz tore a ligament in his right thumb when he hit his hand on a helmet while throwing a pass that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. He threw for 536 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions in five games this season. Plummer will again be the starter now for the Wildcats (0-6, 0-3 Pac-12) , who have lost a school-record 18 straight games heading into Friday's game against Washington. - AP College Football

rJr/2025 QB Gunner CruzArizona
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  Jayden de Laura threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State beat Oregon State 31-24 on Saturday. Travell Harris caught eight passes for 147 yards for the Cougars (3-3, 2-2 Pac-12), who beat Oregon State for the eighth consecutive time. B.J. Baylor rushed for 145 yards and Deshaun Fenwick added 127 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Oregon State (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12), which saw its four-game winning streak broken. De Laura completed 32 of 46 passes and was intercepted once. The Washington State defense also forced Oregon State to turn the ball over on downs during its last possession of the game.

Jack Colletto ran up the middle for two yards and an Oregon State touchdown in the opening seconds of the second quarter. Washington State replied with Dean Janikowski's 30-yard field goal. Everett Hayes kicked a 39-yard field goal to lift Oregon State to a 10-3 lead late in the second quarter. The Cougars drove to the Oregon State 7 on their next possession, but had to turn the ball over on downs. Oregon State quarterback Chance Nolan was intercepted by George Hicks III, giving the Cougars the ball at the Oregon State 28 with less than a minute remaining in the second quarter. The Cougars drove down to the 4, but Omar Speights intercepted de Laura's pass and OSU led 10-3 at halftime. - Washington State/AP College Football


rSr/2024 QB Jayden de LauraArizona
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  Jayden de Laura passed for three touchdowns, two to Calvin Jackson Jr. who made a spectacular one-handed grab near the corner of the end zone, and Washington State beat California 21-6 on Saturday. Playing for the first time since suffering a leg injury against Southern California two weeks ago, de Laura matched his career-best of 25 completions on 41 attempts for 219 yards with two interceptions to help the Cougars (2-3, 1-2 Pac-12) to their first win at Memorial Stadium since 2013.

Jackson finished with six catches for 53 yards. De'Zhaun Stribling added an 8-yard score and Washington State's defense had five sacks and held the Golden Bears (1-4, 0-2) to 273 yards of offense. Cal quarterback Chase Garbers failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season and was limited to 152 yards passing, 44 of them coming on one play for the Golden Bears (1-4, 0-2). It was the first meeting between the two teams since 2019. Last year's game was canceled two hours before kickoff due to COVID-19 protocol issues within Cal's program. - Washington State/AP College Football


rSr/2024 QB Jayden de LauraArizona
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  Jayden de Laura threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Washington State beat Portland State 44-24 on Saturday. Deon McIntosh rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown and Max Borghi added 59 yards and a touchdown for Washington State (1-1), which rebounded from a last-minute loss to Utah State at home last weekend. Travell Harris had 188 all-purpose yards and caught two touchdown passes. Davis Alexander threw for 318 yards and two touchdowns for Portland State (0-2), an FCS program which upset Washington State in Pullman the last time the teams played in 2015. His favorite target was Beau Kelly, who caught 10 passes for 152 yards.

Portland State, a member of the Big Sky Conference, fell to 4-42 all-time against FBS teams. Washington State blew the game open in the second quarter when it switched to a hurry-up offense and scored on four straight possessions to take a 30-10 lead at halftime. "Jayden plays good at that pace," WSU coach Nick Rolovich said. "It was very effective today." "This was in our plans," Rolovich said. Also effective was the WSU running game, which gained 159 yards on an average of 4.8 yards per carry. Rolovich said he was dissatisfied with how often his quarterbacks checked out of running plays during the loss to Utah State. "We threw it too much when it should have been handed off," Rolovich said of the Utah State game. As a result, "we took out some pre-snap decisions for the quarterback." - Washington State/AP College Football


rSr/2024 QB Jayden de LauraArizona
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  The most notable aspect of Stanley Berryhill III's career-best performance in the season opener wasn't what he did but how he did it. The veteran Arizona receiver notched personal highs with 12 catches for 102 yards against BYU last week. That shouldn't be surprising given that Berryhill led the team in receiving last year and had a stellar offseason, earning the coveted No. 1 jersey. The fact that 83 of his yards came after the catch? That's a big deal.

Berryhill conceded that in the past he would look to avoid contact and head to the sideline after securing the ball. "Try to take the least hits as possible," Berryhill said Tuesday. At the urging of his new coaches, Berryhill changed his approach this offseason. With their words - "We don't run out of bounds. We fight for extra yards" - running through his head, Berryhill ran through and around the BYU secondary. - Arizona Star News


Sr/2022 WR Stanley Berryhill IIIArizona
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  SEPT 6 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Justin Flowe, Fr., ILB, Oregon (Chino, CA),..Led Oregon to a season-opening win over Fresno State with a career-high 14 tackles while adding a TFL and a forced fumble...Forced a fumble with Oregon trailing 24-21 in the fourth quarter, setting up a game-tying field goal and setting the stage for the Ducks' comeback win...Leads the Pac-12 in tackles after Week One. His 14 tackles are the most by a UO freshman since Troy Dye had 14 on Sept. 21, 2016...First Oregon player since 2007 and just the fourth overall since 2000 to have at least 14 tackles and a forced fumble in the same game...1st Oregon player to win the award since it started in 2019. Also nominated: Calen Bullock, S, USC; Gunner Cruz, QB, Arizona; Montana Lemonius-Craig, WR, Colorado; Eddie Czaplicki, P, Arizona State. - Pac-12 Football

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