Wiggins, Tafoya provide leadership

Many say that the game of football is won or lost in the "trenches", the area in which the offensive and defensive lines struggle for control. If that old adage is true, the 2000 UA football team should be in good shape.

Arizona's offensive line, led by a pair of seniors - center Bruce Wiggins and tackle Marques McFadden - is excited about having an opportunity to lead a young Wildcats team in 2000.

"We have great confidence in ourselves," McFadden said. "In the past, we haven't been as well known."

Wiggins, who enters his third season as a starter, was named to the All-Pacific 10 Conference's second team in 1999. A native of Houston, the 6-foot-3 center started all 12 games in 1999 and helped the Wildcats set a conference record with 5,663 yards of total offense.