TEMPE — Sam Leavitt’s right foot injury appears to be recovered well enough for head coach Kenny Dillingham to feel optimistic the quarterback has a shot to play Saturday against Big 12 frontrunner Texas Tech.
“There’s still two more days, but I feel really good about Sam and where he’s at,” the head coach said Wednesday after Leavitt had gone through a few days of practice.
Leavitt took all of the first-team reps during Tuesday’s practice and was back Wednesday with more mobility on display than the week before.
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If Leavitt doesn’t play, Jeff Sims would be lined up to make his second straight start. Sims was 18 of 38 for 124 passing yards with 52 rushing yards on 21 carries at Utah, a 42-10 loss last weekend.
On the other wide, Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton was considered day-to-day as of Monday, head coach Joey McGuire told reporters.
Morton’s backup, redshirt freshman Will Hammond, has 57 pass attempts across six games.
Hammond’s best performance came at Utah when Morton exited with two separate injuries. He threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns (81.3% completion rate) with 61 rushing yards on eight carries.
Sam Leavitt injury timeline
Dillingham told Arizona Sports’ Bickley & Marotta before Leavitt was ruled out for the Utah game he had been “battling through” the injury since the Baylor game on Sept. 20.
He played one of his best games as a college quarterback the next week against TCU, and he got the following week worth of reps off during the bye. While he practiced the Tuesday and Wednesday before the Utah game, it was largely stationary work.
Leavitt was listed as probable that Wednesday night in the first Big 12 availability report of the week, but he was downgraded to doubtful on Thursday night. He was ruled out the following afternoon.
He traveled with the team to Salt Lake City, wearing a boot over his right foot.
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