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The Maxwell Award is a national award presented by the Maxwell Football Club to the best player in college football. Every winner of the Maxwell Award has won the Heisman Trophy in the same season besides Tua Tagovailoa (2018), Michael Penix Jr. (2023) and Ashton Jeanty (2024).

Following a breakout season in 2023, the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and Football Writers Association of America Freshman of the Year, Fifita passed for 2,958 yards, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season. Fifita’s touchdown-to-interception ratio dropped from 23:5 to 18:12 last season.

Fifita is the only Wildcat in school history to have a completion rate (73.6%) higher than 70%, which he set in ‘23; his completion rate dropped to 60.5% last season. Fifita also had the most throwaways (37) in college football this season, according to Pro Football Focus, and tied for the most interceptions in the Big 12.

Fifita, who changed his jersey number from 11 to 1, enters 2025 eighth in program history with 5,955 yards — seventh with 44 touchdowns. Fifita owns Arizona’s single-game record for passing yards (527), a record he set against ASU in 2023.

In the offseason, Fifita attended the Manning Passing Academy, a four-day camp hosted by NFL legends Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and Arch Manning at Nicholls State in Louisiana. The Manning Passing Academy features the top quarterbacks, running backs and tight ends in college football.

Fifita was the fourth Arizona quarterback to participate in the Manning Passing Academy, joining Nick Foles, Khalil Tate and Jayden de Laura. Foles and current ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV offensive coordinator Seth Doege were roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, when Doege was the quarterback at Texas Tech.

Arizona kicks off the season against Hawaii on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. on TNT and HBO Max.