WVU Football was dominated by the University of Arizona Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium, losing 52-31. After starting the season 3-0, the Mountaineers are now 3-3 and 0-3 in Big 12 play.
WVU’s defense continued to show no improvement, giving up 482 total yards of offense against an Arizona offense missing three of its top targets. Arizona star quarterback Noah Fifita lit up the box score, tossing for 341 yards and three touchdowns, getting intercepted once on a deflection.
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