Arizona’s Tim Kish: Suspensions were fair; who’s next in the secondary?
Monday, October 24th, 2011
Starting cornerback Trevin Wade might not see a lot of passes his way with so much inexperience at the other corner. Photo by Gary A. Vasquez-US PRESSWIRE
Arizona interim head coach Tim Kish will have a short-handed secondary against Washington with four defensive backs suspended for at least half of the game, a result of their participation in Thursday night’s brawl against UCLA.
Kish reviewed video of the incident, talked to Pac-12 officials, and said Monday he agreed with the decision for the conference to hand down additional sanctions a day after the game.
“As I mentioned to the team after the game and at halftime, discipline is the cornerstone of where we’re at right now, and that was a lack of discipline. It was a little bit of a selfish reaction.
“You have to understand the bigger purpose — what’s best for the team. It’s unfortunate. From my opinion, it’s the right thing to do from the commissioner’s standpoint. It is something we’re going to have to deal with.”
