Photos: Arizona leaves it late, comes back to edge TCU 29-28
The Wildcats used all the clock to get past the visiting Horned Frogs 29-28, November 6, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Arizona cornerback Tyrese Boss (9) heads upfield after snaring an interception in the final seconds to ice the Wildcats come-from-behind 29-28 win over TCU in their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Everybody in red starts celebrating as Arizona cornerback Tyrese Boss (9) pulls in an interception to nail down a comeback 29028 win over TCU in the Big 12, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona wide receiver Giovanni Richardson (5) hauls in the long pass after slipping by TCU safety Jordan Lester (22) to put the Wildcats into the red zone in the third quarter, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 6, 2026.
Arizona running back Antwan Roberts (44) can’t quite clear TCU linebacker Hudson Hooper (37), bottom, and linebacker Max Carroll (3) as he tries to hop his way to more yards on a third quarter run during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona kicker Michael Salgado-Medina (19), center, exults with holder Carter Schwartz (34) after his field goal put the Wildcats up 29-28 in the last minutes of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 6, 2026.
Arizona tight end Henry Gabalis (88) jumps for joy after the Wildcats recovered an onside kick in the last minutes against TCU, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 6, 2026.
TCU safety Sebastian Peterson (42) loses his grip on the onside kick giving Arizona the recovery already in field goal range during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona running back Quincy Craig (24) celebrates after dragging down a touchdown catch to put the Wildcats within two points late against TCU, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (1) gets spun at the end of his run late in the fourth quarter TCU safety Jamel Johnson (2) during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona head coach Brent Brennan shouts encouragement to the offense trying to get in the end zone in third quarter against TCU during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 6, 2026.
Arizona wide receiver Isaiah Mizell (17) goes fully horizontal to snare a throw into the corner of the end zone and a 6-0 Wildcat lead against TCU in the first quarter of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona linebacker Cooper Blomstrom (48) comes up loud after a sack in the first quarter against TCU during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona’s defense celebrates after getting TCU to jump on third and short in the red zone during the second quarter of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona wide receiver Giovanni Richardson (5) knocks the mouthpiece out of TCU safety Kylin Jackson (6) after taking a pitch and rounding the corner in the second quarter of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (1) dives for an extra yard under TCU safety Kylin Jackson (6) and linebacker Hudson Hooper (37) on his scramble during the second quarter of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona defensive lineman Tre Smith (3) hits a target pad during the team’s warm-ups for TCU, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 6, 2026.
Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (1) throws a rugby ball as he gets warmed up for the game against TCU, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona defensive coordinator Danny Gonzalez basks in the Wildcats’s comeback win late against TCU, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona cornerback Dwight Bootle II (12) breaks up the pass but picks up the flag keeping /TCU wide receiver Jordan Dwyer (7) from a scoring catch during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona safety Gavin Hunter (23) gets held a bit by TCU offensive lineman Ben Taylor-Whitfield (56) a he tries to close down tight end Kari Ashley (81) during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
TCU head coach Sonny Dykes has some questions after his defensive unit was charged with delaying the game during the fourth quarter of the Horned Frogs’s Big 12 game at Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona linebacker Jabari Mann (11) just misses snaring an interception on a deflected pass during the fourth quarter against TCU, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona cornerback Dwight Bootle II (12) is just a tad late from keeping TCU tight end Kari Ashley (81) from making a catch during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona defensive lineman Leroy Palu (95) wraps up TCU running back Amante Martin (23) a couple yards short of the line, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona cornerback Dwight Bootle II (12) earns a pass interference call defending TCU wide receiver Jordan Dwyer (7) during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
TCU linebacker Hudson Hooper (37) can only watch as Arizona wide receiver Giovanni Richardson (5) makes the catch to get the Wildcats into the red zone during third quarter of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (1) beats the pressure from the TCU defense to get off a completion in the third quarter, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona cornerback Tyrese Boss (9) interferes with TCU wide receiver James Scott (13) defending the throw in the third quarter of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
TCU safety Kaden McFadden (18) and TCU defensive lineman Koron Hayward (16) swarm over Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (1) for a sack during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
TCU defensive end CJ Woodfork (9) just manages to trip up Arizona running back Quincy Craig (24) and keep him out of the end zone during second quarter of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
The pocket collapse around TCU quarterback Jaden Craig (1) as the Arizona defense flushes him out during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Arizona cornerback Tyrese Boss (9), top, and safety Johno Price (21) celebrate making a stand and forcing a missed field goal from TCU during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
TCU safety Jordan Lester (22) drags down Arizona wide receiver Giovanni Richardson (5) by his face mask during their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026. No flag was thrown on the play.
Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (1) gets smothered by TCU linebacker Max Carroll (3), top, and linebacker Hudson Hooper (37) trying to get outside, Tucson, Ariz., November 6, 2026.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
The Arizona Wildcats rally to beat the TCU Horned Frogs, 29-28, courtesy of Michael Salgado-Medina's game-winning field goal and Arizona's late-game heroics.