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				<title><![CDATA[Arizona hits jackpot in Las Vegas Bowl]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- Willie Tuitama threw for 327 yards 
and a pair of touchdowns and ran for another score as Arizona 
turned the tables on the Mountain West's dominance of the Pac-10
with a 31-21 victory over 16th-ranked Brigham Young in the Las 
Vegas Bowl on Saturday.

"This has been a long journey with a lot of ups and downs, to 
get this means a lot to me, and for these seniors," Wildcats 
coach Mike Stoops said.  "It hopefully shows that what we 
already knew and that this program is headed in the right 
direction."

The Mountain West was 6-1 against the Pac-10 this season, 
including New Mexico downing Arizona, 36-28, in September.  The 
Wildcats also had struggled against the Mountain West under 
Stoops, going 1-5 coming into the game.

"My credit goes to Coach Stoops and to Arizona," BYU coach 
Bronco Mendenhall said.  "They made the critical plays when they
needed to make the critical plays."

Tuitama, who was 24-of-35 passing, helped the Wildcats (8-5) 
stem the trend with two third-quarter touchdown passes that 
turned a 14-10 deficit into a 24-14 advantage.

Midway through the quarter, Tuitama hit Delashaun Dean with a 
37-yard strike to give the Wildcats the lead.

With less than a minute to go in the third quarter, the 
quarterback connected with Chris Gronkowski from 24 yards out to
complete a 65-yard drive.

BYU (10-3) was driving in the fourth quarter before Marquis 
Hundley picked off a pass from Max Hall in the end zone and 
returned it to the 18-yard line.

Hall, at one-time considered a Heisman Trophy candidate, was 
30-of-47 for 329 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

On the ensuing drive, Arizona marched down the field.  A 
personal foul for a late hit out of bounds after a 26-yard run 
by Nic Grigsby set the Wildcats up with a first-and-goal from 
the 9.

Tuitama then was flushed from the pocket on third down and raced
into the end zone from six yards to make it 31-14.

Hall then drove BYU 68 yards before scoring on a quarterback 
sneak from a yard to make it 31-21.  The Cougars recovered an 
onside kick and BYU drove down field.  Mitch Payne missed a 
38-yard field goal with just over two minutes remaining that 
could have brought the Cougars within seven points.

On the last play of the game, Arizona's Mike Thomas caught as 
pass to set a Pac-10 mark with 259 career receptions.

"It means a lot, to reach this point and to get a victory is 
great.  I am speechless," Thomas said.  "Words don't describe 
it."

The Las Vegas Bowl marked Arizona's third game with BYU in three
years.  Arizona edged the Cougars, 16-13, in the 2006 season 
opener; BYU got revenge with a 20-7 win last year.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:27:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BYU returns to Las Vegas Bowl to meet Arizona]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[(17) Brigham Young (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5), December 20, 8:00 pm EST

LAS VEGAS (Ticker) -- Brigham Young is returning to one of its 
favorite December destinations - the Las Vegas Bowl.

The 17th-ranked Cougars face Arizona in their fourth consecutive
appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl and their second straight 
against a Pac-10 Conference opponent Saturday.

"The Las Vegas Bowl has been very good to BYU," Cougars athletic
director Tom Holmoe said. "We love coming to Las Vegas and 
playing in one of the best bowl games around."

BYU (10-2), whose two regular-season losses came to TCU and 
Utah, is seeking its third straight win in Las Vegas.

Last year, the Cougars edged UCLA, 17-16, in perhaps the most 
dramatic finish of all the bowl games.  BYU's Eathyn Manumaleuna
blocked Kai Forbath's 28-yard field goal attempt as time 
expired.

The Cougars enter this year's game ranked 19th in the Football 
Bowl Subdivision in scoring at 35.3 points per game.

Max Hall passed for 3,629 yards and 36 touchdowns this season, 
with Austin Collie (1,419) and Dennis Pitta (1,025) each 
surpassing 1,000 receiving yards.  Harvey Unga gave the Cougars 
a balanced offense by rushing for 1,061 yards and 10 TDs.

Arizona (7-5) is playing in the state of Nevada for the first 
time since traveling to Reno in 1924 and making its first 
postseason appearance since winning the 1998 Holiday Bowl.

Wildcats quarterback Willie Tuitama finished second in the 
Pac-10 in passing yards with 2,763 yards, while running back Nic
Grigsby was fifth in the conference in rushing with 1,066 yards.

Arizona and BYU recently split a home-and-home series.  The 
Wildcats won, 16-13, in Tucson in 2006 and the Cougars returned 
the favor with a 20-7 victory in Provo in 2007.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:10:05 GMT</pubDate>
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