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Arizona dominates West Virginia 52-31 despite missing top 3 receivers with injuries

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Raby, J. (2026, October 10). Arizona dominates West Virginia 52-31 despite missing top 3 receivers with injuries. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/arizona-dominates-west-virginia-52-31-despite-missing-top-3-receivers-with-injuries/article_27e584b4-9d01-52e1-a55f-dd108f50c9fa.html

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Noah Fifita threw for two touchdowns as Arizona defeated West Virginia 52-31 on Saturday, despite the absence of its top three receivers due to injury. Fifita completed 16 of 23 passes for a season-high 341 yards and Isaiah Mizell caught six passes for 183 yards and two scores. Cam Cook ran for 141 yards but West Virginia’s struggles continued with their third consecutive loss, allowing over 40 points again.

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On Saturday, Arizona Wildcats dominated West Virginia Mountaineers with a final score of 52-31, despite missing their top three wide receivers due to injuries sustained in their previous game against Cincinnati. Noah Fifita led the Arizona offense by throwing two touchdown passes and completing 16 out of 23 attempts for a season-high 341 yards. Isaiah Mizell, a sophomore receiver, set career highs with six catches for 183 yards, including a crucial 14-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. The Wildcats' defense capitalized on West Virginia's struggling secondary, which committed several interference penalties and struggled against one-on-one coverage. Cam Cook led the Mountaineers with 141 rushing yards but could not overcome multiple defensive miscues, including a fumble returned for a 32-yard touchdown by Lee Molette III that put Arizona ahead early in the game. This victory marks Arizona's fourth consecutive win, improving their record to 5-1, while West Virginia drops to 3-3 after losing three straight games.

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Arizona Cincinnati Mountaineers West Virginia Wildcats

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Arizona GPE · 9× West Virginia GPE · 7× Mizell PERSON · 4× Mountaineers ORG · 4× Fifita PERSON · 3× Cincinnati ORG · 2× Cook PERSON · 2× Wildcats ORG · 2× MORGANTOWN GPE · 1× W.Va. GPE · 1×

Narrative

Antwan Roberts, Quincy Craig and Kendrick Reescano each had scoring runs for the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1), who won their fourth straight despite missing their top three wide receivers, all who were injured a week ago in a win over Cincinnati.

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🔮 Cook couldn’t handle an option pitch that went behind him and Molette scooped up the fumble and went 32 yards to put Arizona ahead 14-3.

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Arizona dominates West Virginia 52-31 despite missing top 3 receivers with injuries · assertive framing

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Noah Fifita threw two of his three touchdown passes to Isaiah Mizell, Lee Molette III returned a fumble for a score and Arizona beat West Virginia 52-31 on Saturday. asserted

Arizona → throw → Saturday

who → have → Cincinnati

It didn’t matter. asserted

It → matter → ?

Fifita and Mizell took advantage of a West Virginia secondary that has struggled all season, committed several interference penalties on Saturday and got burned in one-on-one coverage. asserted

that → take → coverage

Fifita completed 16 of 23 passes for a season-high 341 yards. asserted

Fifita → complete → yards

Mizell, a sophomore, set career highs with six catches for 183 yards. asserted

Mizell → set → yards

He had entered the game with 176 yards all season. asserted

He → enter → yards

West Virginia (3-3, 0-3) has lost three straight. asserted

Virginia → lose → three

The Mountaineers wasted another solid effort from Cam Cook, who rushed for 141 yards, including TD runs of 1 and 30 yards. asserted

who → waste → yards

Cook couldn’t handle an option pitch that went behind him and Molette scooped up the fumble and went 32 yards to put Arizona ahead 14-3. asserted

Molette → handle → Arizona

Mizell had a 14-yard TD catch in the first quarter. asserted

Mizell → have → quarter

His 48-yard reception in the third quarter set up Reescano’s 8-yard scoring run. asserted

reception → set → run

And Mizell capped his big day by taking a short throw from Fifita over the middle and going 72 yards to boost Arizona’s lead to 38-24 at the end of the third quarter. asserted

Mizell → cap → quarter

West Virginia couldn’t reach the end zone on several first-half scoring chances. asserted

Virginia → reach → chances

The Mountaineers settled for a short field goal on its first drive. asserted

Mountaineers → settle → drive

Cook’s second-quarter fumble at the Arizona 2 was recovered by Arizona’s Taye Brown. asserted

fumble → recover → Brown

The Mountaineers also turned the ball over on downs at the Arizona 3 in the second quarter. asserted

Mountaineers → turn → quarter

But Fifata then was hit as he threw and was intercepted by West Virginia’s David Afogho. asserted

he → hit → Afogho

West Virginia quarterback Mike Hawkins Jr. scored from 3 yards out on the next play. asserted

Jr. → score → play

The takeaway Arizona: The Wildcats were outgained 522-482 but made fewer mistakes and took advantage of their opportunities. asserted

Wildcats → outgaine → opportunities

Arizona was missing wide receivers Tre Spivey, Giovanni Richardson and Chris Hunter III due to injury. asserted

Arizona → miss → injury

The Mountaineers have allowed 40 points or more in three straight games. asserted

Mountaineers → allow → games

The defense entered the game next-to-last among Power 4 schools in passing yards allowed and showed no signs of improvement. asserted

defense → enter → improvement

Up next West Virginia hosts Cincinnati next Saturday. asserted

Virginia → host → Cincinnati

Arizona has a bye week before hosting Iowa State on Oct. 24. asserted

Arizona → have → Oct.