The family of Tina O. Tintor, who died after her car was rear-ended by Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III, released a statement Thursday on her death.
Tintor's family attorney, Farhan Naqvi, said in a statement on their behalf that "Tina's tragic loss has devastated her family beyond a grief they could ever comprehend."
"Family was everything to Tina, and she was the light of her parents' life. Tina lived in Las Vegas since she was a baby," the statement said. "She loved her 3-year-old Golden Retriever, Max, who passed alongside her Tuesday morning."
Said UC Davis defensive coordinator Matt Coombs of NAU QB Martinez, “He’s an impressive player. He makes good decisions, moves well and can throw the ball on the run. He’s going to be a lot to handle in both the pass game and the run game. We’ll have to play really well to shut these guys down.”
The Lumberjacks also have a solid ground game behind true freshman running back Kevin Daniels, a 6-2, 225-pound bruiser who has rushed for 745 yards with two scores and a 6.2-yard per carry average.
The Walkup Skydome is 6,880 feet above sea level, the highest FCS stadium in the country and the second-highest overall behind the University of Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, which sits at 7,220 feet.
“It’s all about how you finish at this point, but this is a great opportunity for us,” Hawkins said. “I like where we are and how our guys have responded all year. They expect to win, but they’re not devastated by a loss or overconfident with a win.”
Hawkins did say that redshirt freshman Miles Hastings will take over the starting quarterback role from Hunter Rodrigues.
Hastings was impressive in his first start two weeks ago at Cal Poly when he hit 28 of 34 pass attempts for 210 yards and two scores in a 24-13 win.
Noted UCD offensive coordinator Cody Hawkins, “Miles deserved to play and he played well. I’ve always said he could start for a number of teams and we’re very confident when he’s
in there.
“We just hadn’t been very efficient throwing the football and hadn’t been getting the results we wanted. Hunter was disappointed, obviously, but we know he’s going to contribute
going forward.”