http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/564 Recent articles about the Arizona Wildcats en-us More photos » by Dean Hare - AP Remember what he did to Dewayne Walker's defense in 2007? Browse more photos » Not sure how I can follow up the excitement around Mr. Smith's decision to come to Howlandwood this morning. I will give it a try. The timing of his announcement was a perfect convergence during the game week sandwiched between two Washington schools. Not only are we feeling good about wha... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:49:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_In_A_Washington_State_Of_Mind/1536912 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_In_A_Washington_State_Of_Mind/1536912 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_In_A_Washington_State_Of_Mind/1536912 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/d/9dbcd98c8a071e7009faf38ea19a3f0ce60a8024/small/Washington_State_v_e70c.jpg View full size photo » Well, if we weren't already sure of it, now we know. In the Pac-10, nothing in guaranteed and on any day, anything can happen. A week after Oregon looked unbeatable, they were beaten and not just on the scoreboard. Toby Gerhart and Stanford pounded the Ducks physically and took down the team atop the Pac-10. Elsewhere, USC looked less than impressive in beating Arizona St., UCLA picked up their first Pac-10 w... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_10/1532244 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_10/1532244 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_10/1532244 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/9/2922717a3582a984716b1288bd87f1c38faa142b/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90974870.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D066F0E51FA0D84D52B46D194F4748B4E05C729264C5F86245.jpg View full size photo uploaded November 1, 2009 USC's reign over the Pac-10 is over. Attribute it to whatever you want, outstanding recruit, great players, great coaching or favoritism and lack of regard for the rules, USC has dominated the Pac-10 for the last seven years. That is no more as it is highly, highly unlikely that USC wins the Pac-10 this year. It had to end eventually and Oregon ended it by dismantling the Trojans in Eugene.... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_9/1485869 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_9/1485869 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_9/1485869 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/3/0354eb7e0754605a0841c28ac0b3c99cfdf70e09/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f83015177.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193589ACFE00AF940545ABF8BBEB27413F9.jpg More photos » by Wily Low - AP about 16 hours ago: Arizona's Vuna Tuihalamaka (8) and Devin Ross, cause UCLA's Ryan Moya (15) to fumble the ball in the second half of an NCAA college football game at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Wily Low) Browse more photos » Well losing last night was a surprise. It's sad commentary on the state of our football pro... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:52:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Big_Picture_Thoughts_Rick_Neuheisel_Needs_To_Deliver_At_Least_6_Wins_In_2009/1431539 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Big_Picture_Thoughts_Rick_Neuheisel_Needs_To_Deliver_At_Least_6_Wins_In_2009/1431539 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Big_Picture_Thoughts_Rick_Neuheisel_Needs_To_Deliver_At_Least_6_Wins_In_2009/1431539 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f16a61ba8c01b568db9e54b4beeb7f60a5c182bc/small/9d.jpg Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N Let's start out with this: I officially hate Arizona- plain and simple. I don't know if I was spoiled by Tennessee, but on my way to the stadium, 4 different fans made an effort to approach me and inform me that UCLA sucks. I'm not whining, but that was a little off beat for me. Then, inside of the stadium, I wasn't bothered too much, but this is what really bugged me: whenever Kai/Locke kicked the ball over the net in warm ups. The entire section c... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:36:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_UCLA_Simply_Doesnt_Have_The_Talent_On_Offense/1430994 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_UCLA_Simply_Doesnt_Have_The_Talent_On_Offense/1430994 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_UCLA_Simply_Doesnt_Have_The_Talent_On_Offense/1430994 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f6e67689f1bf1482b68c934eda65a85cb8edb839/small/NCAA_FOOTBALL_OCT_ec71.jpg More photos » by Reed Saxon - AP Ayers and co. will need to be consistent and disciplined so that they are making plays like this throughout the entire game (and not collapsing during back breaking big plays). Browse more photos » Earlier this season leading up to both of our road games I wrote how the pressure was mostly on the opposing coaches (Kiffin and Harbaugh). I am not sure if that dynamic is goin... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:18:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_Expecting_The_Bruin_Defense_To_Be_Under_Siege_In_Arizona/1422798 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_Expecting_The_Bruin_Defense_To_Be_Under_Siege_In_Arizona/1422798 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_Expecting_The_Bruin_Defense_To_Be_Under_Siege_In_Arizona/1422798 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f6e67689f1bf1482b68c934eda65a85cb8edb839/small/NCAA_FOOTBALL_OCT_ec71.jpg More photos » by Reed Saxon - AP Can Taylor Embree and the UCLA pass catchers exploit the seam against a struggling Arizona defense? (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) Browse more photos » Here we go. Back on the road again and against a team in Arizona that will be flying high after a comeback victory over Stanford last week. The Wildcats had 553 yards of total offense and 415 of them came from Nick Foles, Arizona&#39... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:37:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Three_Keys_To_UCLA_Arizona/1417271 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Three_Keys_To_UCLA_Arizona/1417271 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Three_Keys_To_UCLA_Arizona/1417271 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f6e67689f1bf1482b68c934eda65a85cb8edb839/small/NCAA_FOOTBALL_OCT_ec71.jpg More photos » by Charlie Neibergall - AP Mike Stoops' Arizona Wildcats are flying high with an explosive offense (ranked number 1 in Pac-10) this season Browse more photos » Let's try our best to take our mind off this past weekend's game and look ahead to Saturday's match up against Arizona. Arizona is coming into this game on the opposite end of the emotional spectrum after stunning Stanf... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:57:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_UCLA_Needs_To_Open_Up_amp_Execute_On_Offense_Early_On_Against_Arizona/1401664 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_UCLA_Needs_To_Open_Up_amp_Execute_On_Offense_Early_On_Against_Arizona/1401664 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spaulding_Roundup_UCLA_Needs_To_Open_Up_amp_Execute_On_Offense_Early_On_Against_Arizona/1401664 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f6e67689f1bf1482b68c934eda65a85cb8edb839/small/NCAA_FOOTBALL_OCT_ec71.jpg Willie Tuitama is the Arizona Wildcats all-time leading passer and was the MVP of last year's Las Vegas Bowl. But right now what he really wants to know is which type of dipping sauce you want with your wings. A tragically untimely DUI weeks prior to this year's NFL Draft left the former Wildcat quarterback undrafted. Now he finds himself a part-time staffer at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Tucson while enrolled in four fall semester classes at Arizona. Which sounds about right for a guy ... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:48:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Willie_Tuitama_is_Waiting_on_the_NFL_and_Your_Table/1219203 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Willie_Tuitama_is_Waiting_on_the_NFL_and_Your_Table/1219203 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Willie_Tuitama_is_Waiting_on_the_NFL_and_Your_Table/1219203 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/9/791361275481a0d1ce8fd5038c398f23f9ed9ee3/small/67.jpg Tuitama Shafted: Left Off Combine Invite List The NFL Combine is the best chance players have of making a last, lasting impression on NFL Scouts leading up to the NFL Draft. In some cases, the combine can take a little known player from a possible late round pick to a 1st rounder like last year's appearance of Joe Flacco.There are 21 Quarterbacks on this year's invitee list. They are:Jason Boltus: Junior, Hartwick (D-III)Rhett Bomar: Senior, Sam Houston State (FCS)Tom Brandstate... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:03:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_Combine_Tuitama_Shafted/496982 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_Combine_Tuitama_Shafted/496982 The Arizona athletic department has been talking for years about closing in the north end of Arizona stadium. Thanks to an anonymous person inside the department fans can have a look at what the future stadium might look like. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:55:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Stadium_Expansion_Plans/417619 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Stadium_Expansion_Plans/417619 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Stadium_Expansion_Plans/417619 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/2/124497a9e758fe5cccd882d82bcb15bca6ddb214/small/staduam_change.jpg Keola Antolin step on up and get your prize...You are the PAC-10 Offensive Player of the Week! Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:17:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Impact_Freshman_at_it_again/353221 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Impact_Freshman_at_it_again/353221 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Impact_Freshman_at_it_again/353221 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/5/45aefbd34f766d377096c7a411a5556e7c35bde2/small/keola.jpg This is a big weeknd for the Wildcats, there is a lot at stake for both the Football and the Basketball programs.... Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:10:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Wildcats_News_and_Notes/332177 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Wildcats_News_and_Notes/332177 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Wildcats_News_and_Notes/332177 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/f/afdb7fd57f81403e9b5b7c31e3fb50fb08d29718/small/wilbur-wilma-181x235.jpg Just like players at some of the other Division I Football programs around the country the Arizona Wildcats football team has had many of its' players sleeping on cots and bunks in rough conditions. Unlike those players, the Arizona Football Team has been doing it by choice and won't have a criminal record linked to it. Thanks to innovative thinking by Stoops and Major General John M. Custer over at Fort Huachuca in Cochise County, AZ. The Kitty Kats football team has taken a team ... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:53:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_Football_Update_Fort_Huachuca/309816 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_Football_Update_Fort_Huachuca/309816 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_Football_Update_Fort_Huachuca/309816 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/b/2bff021c307f3d6171b63eba7ca67c5d49482652/small/n10103777_39745888_7134.jpg Mike Dawson former NFL Star, U of A All American DT and Step Father of Matt Randle "El" has posthumously been enshrined in the University of Arizona football Ring of Honor.... Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:54:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/An_honor_overdue_and_long_deserved/299870 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/An_honor_overdue_and_long_deserved/299870 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/An_honor_overdue_and_long_deserved/299870 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c1901f3e9424fc782d1b6e2c05ffa830b737f973/small/mike.jpg Sure the NFL is fun and great but Saturdays are far better than Sundays and you all know that. So what's better than just college football? Answer Arizona Football, at least here at The BearDown. Mr. Matt hit you with a game by game breakdown of the upcoming UA season, which by his account will have Arizona Football in a Bowl Game. Now I too am guaranteeing Bowl Game. Whether or not it's the Rose Bowl as Mr. Matt thinks, we'll have to see. The question remains, will this be the fi... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:13:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Arizona_Football_Season_Preview/294441 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Arizona_Football_Season_Preview/294441 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Arizona_Football_Season_Preview/294441 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/9/09a5cf6e57ecb2a9bd1fab69e3a250c52c1a32d6/small/2s4v3hd7.jpg We whetted your appetites yesterday with our preview of the upcoming Arizona Football season. When we last left you, Arizona had a legitimate chance at securing a 6-0 record going into the latter half of the season. With non-conference victories over Idaho, Toledo, and New Mexico and conference wins over UCLA, Washington, and Stanford, Arizona was primed to make a Run for the Roses in 2008. So let's pick Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:11:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_Football_Week_by_Week_BreakDown_Part_II/294439 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_Football_Week_by_Week_BreakDown_Part_II/294439 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Arizona_Football_Week_by_Week_BreakDown_Part_II/294439 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/f/8fd284ef8d8564e89cbe9b7e6485d8d8f9f02ae9/small/02_1_1.jpg Wtih Football season around the corner I sit down and put together the 53 man roster for the All-Arizona Football Team. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:38:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_All_Arizona_Team/241987 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_All_Arizona_Team/241987 A Recap of Arizona's Antoine Cason's Thorpe Award winning season Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:22:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/And_the_Award_Goes_to/42538 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/And_the_Award_Goes_to/42538 Flying under the radar a little bit (at least up here in Phoenix) is that "star" Quarterback for the Wildcats Willie Tuitama had a run in with the UAPD Police while driving under the influence. In a bizarre series of events in which Tuitama was found standing near a parked car that was "locked," admitted that he had been driving, stated that they couldn't find the keys, had two suspicious bottles inside the car, and then proceeded to give the cop the two bottles of... Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:30:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tui_decides_to_flirt_with_a_DUI/11063 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tui_decides_to_flirt_with_a_DUI/11063