For Star subscribers: Whether it was an inability to run or untimely sacks, Arizona put itself in far too many long-yardage situations against Mississippi State.
Michael Lev In the aftermath of Arizona’s loss to Mississippi State, you’ve undoubtedly heard a couple of phrases used by Wildcats coaches and players.They basically mean the same thing — that the offense got into long-yardage situations that made it difficult to move the ball.
"It really felt like we got off schedule," offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll said of the run-game struggles. Arizona averaged 4.7 yards per play on first down. Mississippi State averaged 6.7 yards. The previous week, Arizona averaged 6.2 yards on first down. San Diego State averaged 3.6.Against SDSU, Arizona gained 94 yards on 20 rushes on first down. Against MSU, the Wildcats netted just 14 yards on nine rushes .
So was that it then? Was the UA’s inability to run the ball the reason it got behind the chains/off schedule? In all, UA quarterbacks were 12 of 21 on first down — a completion rate of 57.1%. That’s about on par with the previous week’s rate of 58.3%. But Arizona had only five incomplete passes on first down vs. SDSU compared to nine vs. MSU. That’s nine situations where the Wildcats faced second-and-10. Meanwhile, Bulldogs quarterbacks were 20 of 23 on first down – setting them up for success.
"Week 1, we were able to have positive plays on first and second down," Carroll said."We got into a lot of third-and-long situations , which are never good. So that had something to do with our third-down percentage being lower than the first week. We want to, obviously, have successful first and second downs; that will help everything else out."
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