No. 14 Arizona notched a 10-win season with a victory over No. 12 Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday night.
After the Wildcats’ 38–24 win, ESPN sideline reporter Cole Cubelic flagged down Arizona senior defensive back Martell Irby for a postgame interview after a monster performance. Irby capped off his college career with seven tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in the victory.
Cubelic began the questioning by highlighting Irby’s background, including a stint during which he lived in a car and worked at a gym so he had a place to shower. After four seasons at UCLA, Irby retired from football after suffering injuries in a 2022 auto accident. He returned to the gridiron as a fifth-year senior walk-on this season, and ended his college career as a team captain in the Wildcats’ bowl victory.
