If Arizona — which just played close games against Washington and USC — plays well for the rest of the season, that narrow escape for the Trojans might look different in late November.
We asked our Pac-12 football panel the following question: Arizona is better with Noah Fifita than Jayden de Laura at QB — yes or no, or is this a “let’s wait and see” situation?
Matt Zemek: I say yes. Fifita is clearly more consistent than de Laura. He is young and will therefore make some mistakes, but he doesn’t have the “fall off a cliff” identity de Laura has, in which the bad plays are backbreakers and often pour forth in large quantities. Arizona clearly has a better, more consistent offense with Fifita, and Jedd Fisch should keep Fifita in the saddle for the long run in Tucson. Arizona has a chance to be really good.
Matt Wadleigh: Let’s wait and see. Anybody can perform well against an Alex Grinch defense.
Zachary Neel: Fifita has looked great, for certain. I’m not ready to say that he’s better than de Laura, but it’s pretty clear that de Laura should have a short leash now because the freshman behind him is very capable.
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