The Arizona Wildcats and Duke Blue Devils are the presumptive top teams who will play in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament. The bracket, which was released Tuesday, has the Wildcats as the top seed facing Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round on Nov. 18 at the McKale Center in Tucson. Also in their side of […]
Arizona head football coach Rich Rodriguez is aware of what happened Saturday night in Tempe. He saw the Wisconsin Badgers be on the wrong side of a blown call by the referees, which helped Arizona State escape with a big 32-30 win. The Pac-12 has since reprimanded the officials who were involved, but that does […]
The Arizona Wildcats won their third straight non-conference game to start 2013 by a wide margin Saturday, beating up on UTSA by a final of 38-13. The margin of victory was not all that surprising, however, who shined in the blowout was noteworthy to say the least. Coming into Saturday night’s contest, quarterback B.J. Denker […]
Arizona football sophomore receiver DaVonte’ Neal’s hardship waiver, which would determine whether or not he plays this season, was turned down by the NCAA, head coach Rich Rodriguez said in his weekly press conference. “He’s been denied eligibility,” Rodriguez said. “So, that’s a little disappointing — it’s more than a little disappointing.” This was the […]
The Arizona Wildcats are off to a 2-0 start, with blowout wins over Northern Arizona University and UNLV. The wins, over clearly inferior opponents, featured defensive touchdowns as well as an excellent running game. One thing neither contest has had, though, is a quality passing effort from quarterback B.J. Denker. The senior, who won a […]
Former Scottsdale Chaparral High School star DaVonte’ Neal will likely have to wait until fall 2014 to suit up for the Arizona Wildcats. UA head coach Rich Rodriguez announced at his weekly press conference Monday that Neal, who filed for a hardship waiver with the NCAA to play immediately after transferring from Notre Dame, had […]
Once back on the field, Arizona running back Ka'Deem Carey ran again, then again and again, until he could physically no longer run any more. On his first rush of the season, Carey ran all the way to the end zone for a 58-yard touchdown run.
Hopefully for the Arizona Wildcats, what happened in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas. Visitors of the UNLV Rebels Saturday night, Rich Rodriguez’s team dazzled, routing the opposition 58-13 behind 16 kicking points from Jake Smith and 397 yards rushing from Ka’Deem Carey, B.J. Denker and company. The Wildcats got out to a 17-0 lead in […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Three months ago, the name Scooby Wright meant nothing to Arizona football fans. Flash-forward to the second week of the season, and the Wildcats’ linebacker is being swarmed by the media. Bring up the name Scooby around any of the Arizona football players and their faces light up. This isn’t about their […]
The Arizona Wildcats’ defense, much maligned in 2012, got 2013 off on the right foot in a 35-0 victory over Northern Arizona University last Friday. The shutout, which was the second of the Rich Rodriguez era, was due in no small part to the play of junior safety Tra’Mayne Bondurant, who tallied seven tackles and […]
The National Football League can be a cruel business, as several players experienced this weekend with rosters being trimmed to 53. Unfortunately, local products from Arizona and Arizona State were not immune to business side of the game. ASU cuts Kerry Taylor (Cardinals), Colin Parker (Cardinals) Gerell Robinson (Broncos), Brandon Magee (Cowboys), Lawrence Guy (Colts), […]
It’s here! College football returns and the Pac-12 has a bit of a new look this season — trust us DirecTV subscribers, it does. After four new coaches joined the fray in 2012, three newcomers take over programs at vastly different success levels in 2013. Mark Helfrich takes over for Chip Kelly at Oregon, and […]
When the Arizona Wildcats and Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks take the field Friday night in Tucson, they will be doing so with the “Yarnell 19” in mind. In his “Wildcat Wednesday” email, Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne revealed the teams’ helmets will be adorned with a commemorative decal honoring the 19 firefighters who lost their […]
Arizona football coach Rich Rodriguez is still not ready to name a starting quarterback for his team’s opener Friday against Northern Arizona University, but it is starting to sound like he knows who it will be. “[B.J. Denker] is the leader in the clubhouse,” Rodriguez told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Wednesday. “We’ll see […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — In the first press conference of the season, Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez once again refrained from announcing who will be the starting quarterback against NAU this Friday. He did, however, hint that senior B.J. Denker was ahead in the battle for the starting position. “B.J. Denker was a frontrunner coming in,” […]
The biggest news out of Arizona football’s fall camp was that there was no big news, especially with regard to the status of sophomore receiver Davonte’ Neal. The Wildcats did not suffer any major injuries or have any noteworthy players leave the program, and the UA did not name a starting quarterback. Meanwhile, Arizona continues […]
Sean Miller has completed four seasons as the head coach of the University of Arizona men’s basketball team. In those four seasons, he has guided the team to the Elite 8 and Sweet 16, but also missed the Big Dance twice. However, he continues to bring in some of the top recruiting classes in the […]
University of Arizona football is on the right path under second-year Wildcats head coach Rich Rodriguez, according to Pete Roussel of CoachingSearch.com. Roussel has high praise for the direction of the Wildcats’ program in his article “7 college football programs on track for the next level.” The writer mentions Arizona first on his list (and, […]
University of Arizona alum Solomon Hill went to the Indiana Pacers with the 23rd pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-7 forward will likely find himself backing up Paul George and Danny Granger during his rookie season, and he will have to battle for playing time with two other emerging wing players, Chris Copeland […]
The University of Arizona football team wrapped up its training camp at Fort Huachuca with a competition against against the soldiers who are based there. The Warrior Skills Course at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista is an obstacle course featuring wall climbing, hurdles and ditch traversing and, to conclude coach Rich Rodriguez’s camp, the Wildcats […]
“The good and bad news is that they’re all back.” Those are the words of University of Arizona football coach Rich Rodriguez, who was talking to SiriusXM’s College Sports Nation about his defense’s prospects heading into 2013. That defense, you might recall, was one of the worst in college football last year, which was Rodriguez’s […]
At 6-foot-4 and 220-pounds, Dan Buckner would be a tough guy to miss. Yet, the undrafted free agent told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo his goal right now is simply to have his Arizona Cardinals coaches notice him. And he says they are. “Coach says I’m getting better every day,” Buckner said. “That’s what […]
Arizona Stadium is going to have a different look in 2013. The Lowell-Stevens Football Facility, which was being built during the 2012 campaign, is complete. The football team has moved in to its new digs, and they are pretty impressive. Furthermore, the field on which the Wildcats will play is also different, as the natural […]
Aaron Gordon, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Elliott Pitts make up what is definitely a very impressive freshman class for Sean Miller’s Arizona Wildcats. However, they may not be the most important players who will take the court as Wildcats for the first time this season. That nod could go to former Duquesne point guard T.J. McConnell. […]
Former Chaparral quarterback Connor Brewer is reportedly returning home to continue his college career. According to Jason Jewell of 24/7 Sports, Brewer plans to transfer to the University of Arizona. Brewer, the only quarterback in Arizona history to win three high school state championships, redshirted his freshman year at Texas in 2012 and was granted […]
CBSSports.com’s college football writers came out with their conference predictions for the 2013 season Monday. The website had eight of their analysts predict how each conference in the FCS would shape up. Arizona and Arizona State both received some love atop the Pac-12 South, with two analysts predicting the Sun Devils to win the division […]
Rich Rodriguez answered the question, posed by an Arizona State University fan, rather succinctly. Receiver Richard Morrison and linebacker Jake Fischer, who were flanking the second-year Arizona coach, answered the same. “None.” The question was about how much last year’s Territorial Cup loss to ASU weighs on their minds throughout the day, and it provided […]
Last season, the Arizona Wildcats finished fourth in the Pac-12 South, ahead of both Utah and Colorado. And if the conference’s media is correct, they’ll be in the exact same place when the 2013 season comes to a close. The results of the poll were released Friday, and Rich Rodriguez’s crew trails UCLA, who won […]
According to KVOA 4 in Tucson, University of Arizona football player Patrick Onwuasor was arrested Monday on four counts of drug dealing and having a weapon. Onwuasor, 20, tallied 35 tackles last season for the Wildcats. “We are aware of the situation with Patrick Onwuasor. He has been removed from the program,” Arizona coach Rich […]
Shane Dale’s reason for writing a book is about as good as anyone else’s. “People kept telling me, ‘Shane, you need to write a book,’ and I’d ask them ‘what about,’ and they’d say, ‘I don’t know, just write a book.'” So, the freelance writer, who graduated from the University of Arizona with a journalism […]
