Sonoran Hot Reads: Jim Mora reprimanded for calling out Pac-12 officials

Calling the officiating “criminal” got the UCLA coach in trouble

The most interesting first down the Arizona Wildcats got against the UCLA Bruins on Saturday was when Jim Mora was penalized right before Arizona was going to punt. That came after a flag on the Wildcats was picked up. Apparently Mora called the officiating “criminal” in a postgame radio interview, and was thusly reprimanded by the Pac-12 on Tuesday. He also used the end of the Utah/Cal game as an example of the conference’s issues, which Mora is 100% right about:

"Kyle Whittingham is a heck of a football coach and a very smart man, and I saw the words come out of his mouth as he looked at the official: 'This one's on you,'" Mora said. "So, I'm going to press for answers. I think that our players deserve answers. They invest way too much in this game to not have answers. To not have it done the right way. It's criminal."

- Brandon Dawkins is trying to heal his ribs in some sort of cryogenic tube thing

- We’ve got plenty of Khalil Tate things coming your way this week. First, Rich Rodriguez was impressed by the freshman’s performance. And you had plenty of questions about Tate in our Twitterbag

- Corner play has not been helping the Wildcats out this year

- Even former Wildcats are getting hurt all over the place

.@PhillyWill11 is talking to the @TJSpartans for their #Broncos High School Game of the Week visit.#BeAChampion http://pic.twitter.com/voafXXrECn

— Broncos Off Field (@BroncosOffField) October 4, 2016

Basketball

- Kadeem Allen’s role will be a bit different this year

- 2018 prospect Emmanuel Akot has Arizona in his final four schools

#OOPSZN http://pic.twitter.com/Qhvv8AZJ86

— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) October 5, 2016

Baseball

It begins today... #postseason

Good luck to all of the former college baseball stars! http://pic.twitter.com/bxSHEzDYVw

— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) October 4, 2016

Other sports

- Volleyball faces a couple of ranked teams in L.A. this weekend. McKenzie Jacobson is totally focused on volleyball and nothing else

- The 2016-17 swimming and diving schedule has been released

- Women’s golf finished T-8th as a team in Chicago. Haley Moore and Krystal Quihuis both tied for 12th on the individual leaderboard

- Men’s golf finished in last in Fort Worth by 12 combined strokes

Tucson news

- Reuters named U of A one of the most innovative universities. Notably absent? ASU

- A cutting-edge urgent care facility at Ina and La Cholla is the first of its kind in Arizona

- There are several resurfacing projects going on around the city this week

- This super creepy clown phenomenon has made its way to U of A

Caged in. http://pic.twitter.com/b8IBTkr1yx

— #Roadrunners (@RoadrunnersAHL) October 4, 2016

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