Arizona Wildcats star wide receiver Austin Hill tore an ACL during practice on Wednesday. Hill is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign that saw him earn second-team All-Pac-12 honors and figured to once again be a huge part of Rich Rodriguez's offense this coming season.
Austin Hill injury: Arizona WR tears ACL
Arizona confirmed Saturday that Hill suffered a torn ACL in practice this week. Hill was a critical part of the Wildcats’ offense last season.
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He finished 2012 with 81 receptions for 1,364 yards and 11 scores. Hill easily led the team in all three categories and finished second among all Pac-12 receivers in receiving yardage. He had more than 100 yards receiving in a game five times, including a 10-grab, 259-yard performance against USC in October.
Without Hill, the Wildcats will need guys like David Richards and Garic Wharton to step into bigger roles; those two combined for 576 yards receiving last season. His injury means Arizona will be without its top two leading receivers from a year ago, making circumstances all the more difficult for an offense breaking in a new starting quarterback.
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