De Laura appears to have turned a corner for the Wildcats after a slow start to training camp; plus: UA freshmen stand out in the team’s first scrimmage.
Michael Lev It happened during a walk-through session between practices. Something clicked for Jayden de Laura.
"Sometimes when you have a new play coming in or a couple new things ... he was maybe overthinking here or there. But Jayden is getting better every day. I just tell him, ‘Trust the process.’ If you do that, good things will come your way." "Guys that have the skill sets of a Jayden that can run and throw, guys that are able to be slithery in the pocket like a Noah, even Jordan to a degree, sometimes when you're sitting back in the pocket and you're not getting tackled in practice, it doesn't look like you're making some of the plays that you really would end up making," Fisch said.
"It's the programs you come from," Fisch said."What we really tried to do, and we talked about this a lot during that recruiting cycle, was find players from winning programs. The 6-3 Davis, who had 31 sacks over his final two seasons at Hamilton High School in Chandler, is listed at 210 pounds. He needs more bulk. But he’s proving to be too effective to keep off the field.
"Right now I feel pretty confident that Stukes and Barrs are right on schedule to be able to play Sept. 3," Fisch said."How long it takes between now and Sept. 3 will be a day-to-day situation." • Transfer D.J. Williams was the first tailback in the rotation and continued to display good power and pad level.