Arizona Football: Five Huge Plays in the Oregon State Game
Aug 29, 2014; Tucson, AZ, USA; UNLV Rebels running back Keith Whitely (28) evades a tackle from Arizona Wildcats linebacker Jake Matthews (47) during the second quarter at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
No. 5 – Jake Matthews QB sack.
Jake Matthews walked on to the Arizona football team. Yesterday he made the only sack on OSU quarterback Seth Collins, and it was a huge sack forcing a fourth down. The Wildcats defense has sacked quarterbacks eleven times so far this season by ten different players. Hopefully, Matthews’ first sack is the first of many.
Jake Matthews with the sack for Arizona forcing a fourth down
— GOAZCATS.com (@GOAZCATScom) October 10, 2015
According to Daniel Berk of Tucson.com, ‘Matthews was drafted in the 38th round of the 2013 MLB draft by the Kansas City Royals, turned down a chance to play baseball to walk-on with Arizona football.’
According to his bio, Jake’s hometown is Tucson, Arizona. The son of Clint and Alison Matthews, both UA graduates and Matthews is majoring in pre-neuroscience and cognitive science. Impressive.
Jake Matthews gets Arizona's first sack of the game. @IronwoodRidgeHS Nighthawk Nation represent. #KOLDCats #OSUvsAZ
— Damien Alameda (@damien_alameda) October 10, 2015
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