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Friday Night Lights 2026: Edition 2
Football is now in full swing as we flip the calendar into September. The NFL teams have set their 53-man rosters. Week 0 of College Football has been played. High school football is entering it’s fourth week in some states. And this coming Saturday, the Arizona Wildcats take the field the first time this year […]
NAU football expert previews the Arizona game, makes a score prediction
After nine long months, the 2026 season is finally here for Arizona. And for the third consecutive year, it will open against a team that played the week before. In-state foe Northern Arizona rallied from down 24-3 at home to beat Eastern Washington 34-27 on Saturday afternoon. The Lumberjacks took the lead for good with […]
Get the best of Arizona Desert Swarm on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for Arizona Desert Swarm. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Wildcats. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of […]
What Brent Brennan said at his press conference to open NAU week
Arizona lasted played a college football game on Jan. 2, when it fell to SMU in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. When the Wildcats open the 2026 season on Saturday night against NAU it will end a 9-month layover from competition. Not that the time in between wasn’t jam packed for Brent Brennan, his […]
SB Nation Reacts: Who will be Arizona football’s top newcomer?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys:
Opening depth chart for Arizona football shows value of returners to program’s success
In order to bounce back from a disappointing 2024 season, the first under Brent Brennan, Arizona had to overhaul its roster with transfers. As a result, 15 players who were new to the program were listed as starters or co-starters on the initial depth chart and 10 ended up starting that first game. How much […]
Under the radar may be the perfect place for Arizona to start season
We finally released our season predictions for Arizona. I’ll be honest, the note to submit mine was something I was kind of dreading. Obviously there are far more important things in the world than predicting a college football team’s record, but I’ve known for a while now I don’t really have great confidence in how […]
17 former Arizona players make initial NFL rosters
Sunday was cutdown day in the NFL, with each team forced to get their roster down to 53 from upwards of 90 during training camp. And when the dust settled, quick a few players with ties to Arizona made the cut. A total of 17 former Wildcats are on the initial 53-man rosters submitted to […]
2027 Canadian forward Ashley Vande Ven commits to Arizona women’s basketball
Arizona women’s basketball’s 2027 class will have plenty of size. The Wildcats received a commitment from 6-foot-2 Canadian forward Ashley Vande Ven on Sunday. The four-star player joins 6-foot wing Brieana Brown and 6-foot-4 power forward Celsy Colombo in Becky Burke’s next recruiting class. Vande Ven is ranked No. 82 in the ESPN SC Next […]
Arizona volleyball uses depth but drops 3-setter to UC Santa Barbara
The Arizona volleyball coaches and players have talked a lot about their depth this year. There’s no point in having it if you don’t use it. The Wildcats used that depth on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough to pull out a win in an underwhelming 3-0 (25-22, 29-27, 25-23) loss to UC Santa Barbara. […]
Arizona soccer draws with LSU in Tempe
TEMPE — On a hot August morning in unfriendly territory, Arizona soccer earned a 1-1 draw with LSU Sunday in a match that garnered some controversy. Wildcats sophomore forward Kyleigh Johnson scored the equalizer in the 66th minute, converting Arizona’s only goal out of several scoring opportunities. Arizona outshot LSU 13-6 and had multiple close […]
3 reasons why Arizona will make a bowl game and 3 reasons it won’t
Consecutive bowl game appearances have not been a thing for Arizona football since a 4-year stretch from 2012-15. The Wildcats went to the New Mexico Bowl (twice), Independence Bowl, and the Fiesta Bowl during that stretch. In more recent memory, UA has gone to a bowl game in two of the last three seasons. This […]
NAU mounts comeback in season opener ahead of matchup with Arizona
Arizona football’s season-opening opponent is going to have a leg up on it, as NAU opened its season with a 34-27 comeback win over Eastern Washington on Saturday afternoon. The Lumberjacks were trailing 24-3 at one point before their comeback started. The NAU defense struggled mightily in the first half allowing Eastern Washington to score […]
Right side comes up big for Arizona volleyball in victory over Tarleton State
Women’s volleyball relies heavily on the left side for its scoring, but Arizona needed some time for its outsides to get going on Saturday afternoon. The middles and right sides stepped up to lead the Wildcats to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-22) victory over Tarleton State in the Wildcat Classic. After one set, Destiny Ndam-Simpson […]
Former Arizona guard Josh Green traded to Jazz
Josh Green and Lauri Markannen never crossed paths at Arizona in their respective one-and-done seasons, but now the former Wildcats will be NBA teammates. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Green was traded on Friday night from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Utah Jazz. Green and cash went to Utah in exchange for John Konchar and […]
5 transfer players that could have the most impact for Arizona football in 2026
Arizona is a week out from officially starting its 2026 campaign to compete for a Big 12 title and a possible spot in the College Football Playoff. While the Wildcats return key pieces like Noah Fifita, Tre Spivey and Jay’Vion Cole, they still needed to fill spots on the roster. Five players from the secondary […]
Arizona volleyball spreads the wealth on offense in season opener
The Arizona Wildcats and Prairie View A&M Panthers got a late start to their season when the early match between UCSB and Tarleton State required the reverse sweep by the Gauchos. When it was finally go-time for the 2026 season, the Wildcats were ready. The home team started its season with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, […]
Arizona football wraps up training camp, turns attention toward opener vs. NAU
A massive monsoon that caused flooding around campus, and briefly knocked out power in the football offices, pushed back the start of Arizona’s final training camp practice on Thursday night. By the time Brent Brennan met with reporters it was after 10 p.m., roughly the same time he’ll be back in the media room in […]
Destiny Ndam-Simpson is the attacker Arizona volleyball needed
Despite not playing much during her time at Creighton, Arizona outside hitter Destiny Ndam-Simpson was in high demand when she entered the transfer portal. The way she handled it was one of many things Arizona volleyball head coach Rita Stubbs found attractive about her. “I knew who she was prior to her going to Creighton,” […]
Arizona football 2026 season win predictions
A year ago at this time, expectations were not high for Arizona. It had put together a disappointing 2024 season and had overhauled both the roster and coaching staff, but questions of whether Brent Brennan was the right man to run the program persisted. That was reflected in how most of our staff thought last […]
Arizona football: Danny Gonzales breaks down defensive development during training camp
Arizona’s defense is coming off one of its best seasons in school history from a statistical standpoint, arguably the best since the Desert Swarm era. But Danny Gonzales doesn’t impress easily. “My opinion, finishing 19th in the country in total defense, that’s okay,” Gonzales said Wednesday, following the second-to-last day of training camp. “Around here, […]
Big 12 ban on pro athletes won’t affect Arizona’s Kharchenkov and Krivas, per reports
The Big 12 Conference followed in the steps of the Big Ten and SEC on Wednesday by adopting a conference-wide rule that prohibits schools from adding athletes who have signed a professional contract. The rule comes with an important caveat: players who had pro experience prior to enrolling in college won’t be impacted. Notably, that […]
Report: Former Arizona wing Bennedict Mathurin signs with Pelicans
Bennedict Mathurin is headed to New Orleans. How long he’ll stay in the Big Easy remains to be seen. The former Arizona Wildcats standout has signed a two-year $16 million deal with the Pelicans that includes a player option, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. According to Charania, Mathurin chose flexibility and an earlier route to unrestricted […]
Arizona football training camp: Seth Doege names backup QB, praises young WRs, applauds Noah Fifita’s note taking
Arizona football is just about finished with training camp, and most eyes are turning towards the season opener against NAU on September 5. For the Wildcats offense, most things are ready to go and Seth Doege is feeling confident heading into year two. Of course, it helps when you have a returning Heisman candidate quarterback […]
4-star 2027 forward Celsy Colombo commits to Arizona women’s basketball
It was a big recruiting weekend for Arizona women’s basketball and it paid off. Four-star forward Celsy Colombo, one of at least two ranked recruits from the class of 2027 who were scheduled to be on campus the weekend of the Aug. 21, made her commitment to the Wildcats public on Tuesday afternoon. In addition […]
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