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Twitter reacts to another impressive performance from Arizona QB Khalil Tate against UCLA

  • Oct 15, 2017
  • Oct 15, 2017 Updated Jun 27, 2018
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With the help from new starting quarterback Khalil Tate, Arizona finally knocked off UCLA for the first time under head coach Rich Rodriguez. Is Tate the answer the Wildcats have been looking for? Through two games, the easy and reasonable answer is yes.

Tate the great:

Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA college football

UA’s Khalil Tate is one of two quarterbacks to win the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week three times in succession. The other: Rodney Peete.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

It appeared impossible that Tate could repeat his FBS record-breaking game at Colorado last week, but he followed up with a 230-yard, three touchdown performance against UCLA. 

In a matter of two weeks, the Wildcats went from being the laughing stock of the Pac-12 to potential division contenders and majority of the credit goes to Tate for rejuvenating an offense that struggled at the beginning of the season. And Tate 

Check out the best Twitter reactions from Saturday night:

ESPN:

Just a reminder: Khalil Tate was a backup QB before last week. pic.twitter.com/VkxKIK4mWH

— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) October 15, 2017

Khalil Tate is the first FBS QB to record at least 200 rush yards in consecutive games since Chris McCoy for Navy in 1997 pic.twitter.com/9pWdEJ6blo

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 15, 2017

Pac-12 Networks:

Khalil. Tate. Does. It. Again.Watch: https://t.co/qcjjBLiDnV pic.twitter.com/HwmUdn0Vx9

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 15, 2017

.@ArizonaFBall's Khalil Tate just doing KHALIL TATE THINGS. Check out his rushing TD from ~all angles.~Watch: https://t.co/qcjjBLiDnV pic.twitter.com/eUk9FuMGut

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 15, 2017

.@ArizonaFBall's Kahlil Tate just pickin' up where he left off. 👏Watch: https://t.co/qcjjBLiDnV pic.twitter.com/hWRKSu6kvq

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 15, 2017

Former UA linebacker Paul Magloire:

I just voted Khalil Tate for heisman what are you up to tonight

— Paul Magloire (@P_MAGLOIRE) October 15, 2017

I feel robbed of a bowl game ring since Khalil ain't start last year

— Paul Magloire (@P_MAGLOIRE) October 15, 2017

Allonzo Trier:

is Khalil Tate better than Josh Rosen tho 🤔😂

— Allonzo Trier (@ISO_ZO) October 15, 2017

Colorado student section:

Okay Khalil Tate, who are you really? 📷: @sayerskr pic.twitter.com/gxZJL7bOUC

— C-Unit (@CUnitFootball) October 15, 2017

Arizona football:

When you're out there playing video game style ball and no one can catch you. #BearDown pic.twitter.com/zpyEs1x0vs

— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) October 15, 2017

Khalil Tate has rushed for 230 yards tonight, sixth-most in Arizona history. He also is second on that list. #BearDown #HardEdge pic.twitter.com/driKpHLqH0

— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) October 15, 2017

Last 2 games, Khalil Tate has totaled 859 yards of offense (rushing + passing) on 55 att. (29 rush, 26 pass). That's 15.6 yards per play.

— Blair Willis (@BlairWillisUA) October 15, 2017

Ex-Arizona women's basketball head coach Joan Bonvicini:

What a great game! @ArizonaFBall has an opportunity to win @pac12 south with Khalil Tate as their leader. #Pac12aftedark https://t.co/KnH6qRxfA4

— Joan Bonvicini (@CoachBonvicini) October 15, 2017

Fans:

Khalil Tate is 18 years old... just saying

— Joseph mueller (@josephmueller23) October 15, 2017

Khalil Tate has saved Rich Rod’s job, no question. This Arizona team is actually good

— Tyler Worden (@Tyler_J_Worden) October 15, 2017

Give Khalil Tate the Heisman

— Fancy // Bear (@TheeFancyBear) October 15, 2017

Khalil Tate has put the every Pac-12 Defensive Coordinator on notice

— Justin (@J_Ghio) October 15, 2017

Arizona Daily Star:

Perspective: At West Virginia, Pat White "only" rushed for 200 yards four times. Khalil Tate's done it two weeks in a row.

— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) October 15, 2017

More perspective: the most rushing yards Mike Vick had in a season at Virginia Tech was 682. Khalil Tate has 557 in two games.

— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) October 15, 2017

This describes Khalil Tate in 26 seconds. Dude “can flat out play football”. pic.twitter.com/U3paJLtXNr

— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) October 15, 2017

Khalil Tate has. Khalil Tate has done that. https://t.co/DCnBxbKuwX

— Dominic Baciocco (@DominicBaciocco) October 15, 2017

Tate now has 551 rushing yards in last 7 quarters. RichRod's daughter, cheerleader, on video-board holding up big A sign. Passing grade!

— Greg Hansen (@ghansen711) October 15, 2017

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