Sonoran Hot Reads: Brandon Dawkins with 4th-best individual performance in Pac-12

One of the best performances against the conference’s best team

Looking back on the Arizona Wildcats’ 2016 season, the fact that they took the College Football Playoff-bound Washington Huskies to overtime seems nothing short of a small miracle. Well, a lot of it had to do with the game that Brandon Dawkins had in just his third career start. Pro Football Focus called that performance the 4th-best individual performance in the entire conference this year. Kalen Ballage’s 8 TD game, Adoree’ Jackson vs. Notre Dame, and Hunter Dimick’s five sack night vs. ASU were the only individual games that were rated better

- Perhaps Dawkins will be able to channel that into more great performances after Anu Solomon announced that he will transfer

- At least Arizona’s commentators aren’t giving away secrets like Wake Forest’s are. You need to check out Blogger So Dear for their complete coverage of it

- Also happening in that area of the country, Clemson is adding a slide to their football facility. So this is what Arizona needs to be an elite program

- Sione Taufahema signed with the Wildcats on Wednesday, but Matt Leo and Delshawn Phillips decommitted and signed elsewhere. Phillips picked Illinois. Leo picked Iowa State

First day of practice for LB Scooby Wright. http://pic.twitter.com/eoOxg5t69g

— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) December 14, 2016

Basketball

- In a very physical contest, the Wildcats beat GCU by ten in a battle of teams missing a few of their key players

- Lauri Markkanen is still trying to completely adjust to the college game

Baseball

- Jett Bandy was traded from the Angels to the Brewers

Other sports

- Women’s basketball blew out Grambling State on Tuesday night

- Kalei Mau and Penina Snuka were named Third-Team All-Americans by the AVCA

- Mandie Perez is ready to have a successful senior season for the softball team

Tucson news

- Speeding on Arizona highways could cost you a lot more money with the addition of safety corridors

- Scientists have confirmed that the jaguar in the Huachucas is one that hasn’t been seen there before

- The Humane Society broke ground on a new facility

- The Tucson Wildlife Center is caring for two orphaned javelina babies

- The Susan G. Comen Race for the Cure event has been discontinued

Happy Holidays! #aplayersprogram #uglysweater #beatGCU http://pic.twitter.com/RkHV4LYerP

— Arizona Pomline (@UAPomline) December 15, 2016

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