Social Media Reacts to Arizona's Second Consecutive Loss
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The Arizona Wildcats dropped their second consecutive game, losing to the Houston Cougars 31-28 in a back-and-forth game.
The top 15-ranked defense of the Arizona Wildcats was really put to the test, as it gave up 232 yards of rushing offense and couldn't seem to get off the field.
Loyal fans and analysts chimed in on social media to give their thoughts as the game went on. Here is a collection of posts from X.
First quarter
The Wildcats and the Cougars exchanged two quick touchdowns in the first quarter of action. Tre Spivey received the shallow pass from Noah Fifita and ran it the rest of the way to make it 7-0 with 13:42 left in the quarter.
Houston wide receiver Amare Thomas then scored on the fourth play of his team's drive. He caught the pass from Conner Weigman and ran it to the end zone for the 52-yard touchdown to tie it up at 7 apiece with 11 minutes to go in the quarter.
Arizona then answered with an 11-play drive that wiped five minutes off the clock. The drive was capped off with a 13-yard receiving touchdown by Luke Wysong to make it 14-17 with 6 minutes left in the quarter.
This Arizona Wildcats-Houston Cougars game right now is straight fire. Both teams making plays and we are not even done with the 1st quarter. Arizona leads, 14-7 in what could be a shootout today in Houston.
— John A. Labban (@johnalabban4629) October 18, 2025
Both teams sat on their defense and didn't allow each other to score for the remainder of the quarter. The Wildcats held the Cougars to just three yards combined in the last two drives, but before that, Houston was having its way in the running game.
Agreed. Arizona's defense has played great this year. But Wildcats aren't huge or deep up front, and it's showing. Tre Smith loss being felt too. Big, strong dude.
— Michael Lev (@MichaelJLev) October 18, 2025
Danny Gonzales is the best coordinator we’ve had here in forever
— Michael Luke (@ironmikeluke) October 18, 2025
Second quarter
Arizona's drive was stalled with 12 minutes to go and had to punt the ball, pinning the Cougars on their own 4-yard line.
Houston drove the ball across the field and ended it with a touchdown at the goal line. The drive took 12 plays and six minutes off the clock.
Arizona's next drive began at its own 2-yard line, and it managed to get to the Houston 31. After that, the Wildcats turned the ball over on fourth down, giving Houston the ball back with plenty of time left in the half.
Oh gosh lmao
— Michael Luke (@ironmikeluke) October 18, 2025
The Cougars marched down the field in 1:20 minutes to put one more touchdown on the board, making it 21-14 with 16 seconds left to play in the half.
Fifita couldn't make anything happen with the last 10 seconds of play and took the sack to end the second quarter. Altogether, Fifita was sacked four times in the first half.
Carlos Allen just became an eclipse over Noah Fifita’s body. Just a hilariously, complimentary of course, large human. Another sack for the #Coogs to close out the half.
— Martin Marroquin (@mahrowkeen) October 18, 2025
Third quarter
Houston's opening drive began at its 25 and took a little over nine minutes off the clock, methodically going 75 yards in 17 plays. The drive was capped off with a 2-yard touchdown from Weigman to Thomas, making it 28-14 with just over five minutes left in the third.
Houston: 2-yard touchdown pass to Amare Thomas
— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) October 18, 2025
That was a big boy drive for the Cougars.
17 plays
75 yards
9:04 time off clock
The Wildcats answered back with a long drive of their own, marching from their 25 to the Houston 5 in 13 plays before the quarter ended. The rushing defense of the Wildcats was exploited through Houston's lone drive.
Arizona's rushing defense has been getting exposed the last two weeks. This is a major problem for the Wildcats.
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) October 18, 2025
Fourth quarter
The Wildcats capped off the drive with a 2-yard sweep for a touchdown by Tre Spivey, which was set up by a key block from Sam Olson.
More good blocking from Sam Olson on the jet-sweep TD for Tre Spivey.
— Michael Lev (@MichaelJLev) October 18, 2025
Olson (undeservedly) has been a punching bag among some UA fans. Did all the dirty work on that drive.
Houston was on its way to another long drive, but the defense stood firm, forcing a field goal attempt that was missed, allowing Arizona to tie it up.
The Wildcats did not let that opportunity go to waste, going from the Arizona 30 to the Houston 4 and capping the drive off with a touchdown run by Kedrick Reescano, tying it up at 28 apiece with 4:48 left to play.
The amount of time left on the clock, paired with how the Arizona defense had been playing all game, gave some fans a sense of unease.
Houston is going to try to take 4 minutes off the clock and win this with a field goal.
— Jason Scheer (@jasonscheer) October 18, 2025
The Cougars went down the field and won the game on a 40-yard field goal with three seconds left. Fans were left dissatisfied yet again.
This loss, again, is on Brent Brennan.
— Ryan (@TucsonTitan92) October 18, 2025
Man, another absolutely gut-wrenching loss. Arizona had plenty of chances. Had two possessions in the first half with chances to go up two scores.
— Michael Lev (@MichaelJLev) October 18, 2025
Ultimately, it comes down to stopping the run. Hard to win when you struggle in that area. We saw it two weeks in a row.
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Nathaniel Martinez and a set of shoulder pads at 7 years old. He later graduated from Pima Community College in 2023, where he began writing for the Pima Post. He is working to achieve a Bachelor’s in Mass Communication and Media Studies.