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

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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

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鈥檚 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.
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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.聽

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聽

Check out the best Twitter reactions from Saturday night:

ESPN:

Just a reminder: Khalil Tate was a backup QB before last week.
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB)

Khalil Tate is the first FBS QB to record at least 200 rush yards in consecutive games since Chris McCoy for Navy in 1997
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo)

Pac-12 Networks:

Khalil. Tate. Does. It. Again.Watch:
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network)

.'s Khalil Tate just doing KHALIL TATE THINGS. Check out his rushing TD from ~all angles.~Watch:
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network)

.'s Kahlil Tate just pickin' up where he left off. 馃憦Watch:
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network)

Former UA linebacker Paul Magloire:

I just voted Khalil Tate for heisman what are you up to tonight
— Paul Magloire (@P_MAGLOIRE)

I feel robbed of a bowl game ring since Khalil ain't start last year
— Paul Magloire (@P_MAGLOIRE)

Allonzo Trier:

is Khalil Tate better than Josh Rosen tho 馃馃槀
— Allonzo Trier (@ISO_ZO)

Colorado student section:

Okay Khalil Tate, who are you really? 馃摲:
— C-Unit (@CUnitFootball)

Arizona football:

When you're out there playing video game style ball and no one can catch you.
— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall)

Khalil Tate has rushed for 230 yards tonight, sixth-most in Arizona history. He also is second on that list.
— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall)

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)

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

What a great game! has an opportunity to win south with Khalil Tate as their leader.
— Joan Bonvicini (@CoachBonvicini)

Fans:

Khalil Tate is 18 years old... just saying
— Joseph mueller (@josephmueller23)

Khalil Tate has saved Rich Rod鈥檚 job, no question. This Arizona team is actually good
— Tyler Worden (@Tyler_J_Worden)

Give Khalil Tate the Heisman
— Fancy // Bear (@TheeFancyBear)

Khalil Tate has put the every Pac-12 Defensive Coordinator on notice
— Justin (@J_Ghio)

蜜桃影像AV:

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)

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)

This describes Khalil Tate in 26 seconds. Dude 鈥渃an flat out play football鈥�.
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports)

Khalil Tate has. Khalil Tate has done that.
— Dominic Baciocco (@DominicBaciocco)

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)