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Washington State expert previews the Arizona football game, makes a score prediction
Arizona’s Homecoming game isn’t until next month, but this week feels like a bit of a reunion. For the first time since departing for the Big 12, the Wildcats will face one of the teams they left for dead in the Pac-12. Literally. Washington State, along with Oregon State, were the only Pac-12 members not […]
What Brent Brennan said at his press conference to open Washington State week
There’s one week left of nonconference play before Arizona dives back into the Big 12 schedule for the rest of the season, but in some ways this week’s trip to Pullman is an unofficial league contest. The Wildcats are headed to Washington State on Saturday, renewing an old Pac-12 rivalry that went away with the […]
Arizona basketball: Raptors convert Jaden Bradley’s two-way deal to multiyear contract
Jaden Bradley will enter his rookie season in the NBA with some significant job security. The Toronto Raptors announced Monday that they have converted the former Arizona point guard’s two-way deal to a multiyear contract. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports the deal is a four-year contract worth $9.3 million. Bradley was selected 50th overall by […]
Noah Fifita earns Big 12 Player of the Week honors after record-breaking performance
After becoming Arizona’s all-time leader in passing yards, Noah Fifita has been named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. It his third time earning the honor, with the others coming last season after wins against Oklahoma State and Colorado. *Stats vs Northern Illinois: 31-34, 325 yds, 4 passing touchdowns; 30-yard rushing touchdown *Season stats: […]
Kickoff time, TV info set for Arizona’s Big 12 home opener vs. Cincinnati
Last year marked the first time Arizona and Cincinnati played in football, and to welcome the Wildcats to the Eastern Time Zone the game kicked off at 9 a.m. Tucson time. Payback time, Bearcats! Arizona’s Big 12 home opener against Cincinnati on Oct. 3 has been slated for an 8 p.m. PT kickoff, with Fox […]
Arizona volleyball middle blockers providing variety, still searching for consistency
Stretching back to 2019, there have only been two players to average at least one block and one kill per set for Arizona volleyball. Senior middle blocker Journey Tucker is one of those players. She and teammate Kristen Dear have a chance to be the only pair of Wildcat teammates to do it in the […]
In setting Arizona career passing record, Noah Fifita joins exclusive loyalist QB club
Entering this season, it was a given that Noah Fifita would become the all-time passing yardage leader at Arizona. He officially broke Nick Foles’ mark in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s 42-17 win over Northern Illinois. Along the way Fifita became the 168th player in FBS history to reach 10,000 passing yards, the third […]
Arizona vs. Northern Illinois: Players of the Game
After a tough road loss last week against BYU, the Arizona Wildcats returned home to take on the Northern Illinois Huskies. The ‘Cats had a very slow start, but managed to get going and push the game out of reach quickly. It was also a historic night for the program as the all-time passing yards […]
Tracking snap counts and Pro Football Focus grades from Arizona’s win over NIU
Arizona got back into the win column with a 42-17 win in the first ever matchup against NIU. Pro Football Focus gave the Wildcats (2-1, 0-1 Big 12) an overall mark of 82.9. The offense was given an overall mark of 80.6 and the defense was given a 74.8 overall mark. The best aspect of […]
Arizona football opens as double-digit favorite at Washington State
In Year 1 of the Brent Brennan era, Arizona football had one of the worst records in the country of covering the spread. After a major improvement in 2025 (8-5 against the spread), Brennan’s third year is looking a lot like his first. The Wildcats failed to cover for the third consecutive week, beating Northern […]
What Brent Brennan, Isaiah Mizell and Lee Molette III said after Arizona’s win over Northern Illinois
Favored by nearly five touchdowns against a winless opponent playing thousands of miles from home, all signs pointed to Arizona winning in a blowout. That ended up being the case, but not at the outset. Less than six minutes in the Wildcats trailed Northern Illinois 10-0. Not exactly the start they were looking for a […]
Grading Arizona football’s performance in win over NIU
It was a “Redline” game for Arizona as it bounced back after the loss to BYU with a 42-17 win over NIU. In a game where Noah Fifita broke the Arizona career passing yards record, the Wildcats got back to above .500 before their trip to Pullman. The Wildcats now have a 1-0 record in […]
Noah Fifita becomes Arizona career passing leader in blowout win over Northern Illinois
Start commissioning the statue. Noah Fifita became Arizona’s all-time leader in passing yards on Saturday night in a 42-17 win over Northern Illinois, a game that saw the Wildcats inexplicably down two scores less than six minutes in. Fifita finished with 325 yards on 31-of-34 passing, giving him 10,017 for his career. Nick Foles threw […]
Arizona football vs. Northern Illinois fan discussion
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats are back home and back in nonconference play as they host the Northern Illinois Huskies. It’s the first meeting between the schools in football. Here’s everything you need to know to watch or listen to the game, as well as our pregame coverage. Come chat with us! Arizona-Northern Illinois […]
Arizona soccer scores late against No. 23 BYU to earn draw in Big 12 opener
The stats said that Arizona and No. 23 BYU were very similar soccer teams. The 1-1 draw in the teams’ Big 12 opener backed that up. The Wildcats (3-4-2, 0-0-1) and Cougars (4-2-2, 0-0-1) came into Friday evening’s match at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium scoring just over one goal per match. The teams also gave up […]
Arizona football vs. Northern Illinois: Game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming and more
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats are back home and back in nonconference play as they host the Northern Illinois Huskies. It’s the first meeting between the schools in football. Here’s everything you need to know to watch or listen to the game, as well as our pregame coverage. Arizona-Northern Illinois game time, details: How […]
Arizona volleyball finds winning combination in reverse sweep of San Diego State
It felt like déjà vu. A day after dropping three straight sets to San Diego in a very uninspiring fashion, Arizona volleyball was in a two-set hole to San Diego State. Just like the day before, the Wildcats had yet to reach 20 points in a set. Then, they found something that worked. Arizona came […]
Former Arizona guard Pelle Larsson signs extension with Heat
The Miami Heat think highly of Pelle Larsson, and they’re backing up their belief in the former Arizona Wildcats guard with a major extension. Larsson has agreed to a four-year, $60 million extension with the Heat, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal comes with a mutual option for the 2030-31 season. The contract extension […]
What to watch for when Arizona football hosts Northern Illinois
Last season, after a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to BYU, Arizona let the disappointment of that game carry over to the following week. The result was a walkoff defeat at Houston. Once again the Wildcats are coming off a loss to the Cougars, a game they led at halftime but couldn’t finish. That puts them on […]
SB Nation Reacts: Arizona football fans remain confident despite BYU loss
In the College Football Playoff era, an early loss can have a major impact on a team’s chances to play for a title. That’s doubly the case if that defeat comes in conference play, which was the case for Arizona when it fell at BYU last week in its Big 12 opener. But despite that […]
Arizona soccer can rewrite story of season with upset of No. 23 BYU
There’s still a lot of soccer to play, but if projections are correct, the story for Arizona soccer won’t have a happy ending. Based on games already played and projections for the Big 12 season, the Wildcats are expected to end up outside the top 175 in RPI*, but they can begin writing a different […]
Disappointing as it was, BYU loss doesn’t lessen Arizona’s chances for successful season
That may have gone as expected, but not how many of us wanted. Arizona went to Provo and played a ranked BYU team, led for a half and was down one possession with the ball in Cougar territory halfway through the fourth quarter. And the Wildcats lost 28-17. It could have gone worse. It also […]
Arizona volleyball has biggest letdown of season in 3-set loss to San Diego
Three set losses can sometimes be close. That was not the case in San Diego’s 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-11) victory over Arizona volleyball on Thursday evening. “No words right now,” said Arizona head coach Rita Stubbs. “We did not fight the opponents. We fought ourselves.” One of the most obvious examples of that came late […]
Report: Arizona football’s roster budget among lowest of power conference programs
Like a lot of things, building a winning college football team has become a lot more expensive in recent years. The emergence of name, image and likeness and revenue sharing has led some university athletic departments to spend tens of millions of dollars on football rosters. Exactly how much schools are paying to acquire and […]
Arizona men’s basketball: Big 12 announces 2027 conference schedule
As the defending Big 12 champions, not to mention a program coming off a trip to the Final Four, Arizona is going to have a giant bullseye on its back for each conference game. And one of its toughest opponents will get to take first aim. The Wildcats open defense of their Big 12 regular […]
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