Cats look to duplicate last week's win with favored Tigers in town

As the Wildcats jump-started another hopeful season, the team still had some sketchy areas ÷ and with a loose quarterback slot, their leading rusher hurt with a shoulder injury and a bad preseason ranking, the last thing the team wanted to worry about was a lack of support from its fans.

That, however, wasn't even an issue Saturday, as Arizona trounced Texas El-Paso, 42-7, in front of the best student turnout in recent memory. [Read article]

Not all UA students were cheering as sophomore Nic Costa was driving the Wildcats to two consecutive 80-yard drives and multiple touchdowns last Saturday in Arizona's 42-7 victory over Texas-El Paso.

Some 80 students, myself included, were anxiously standing in line and the humidity outside of the McKale ticket windows, waiting for tickets and sweating it out ÷ literally.

Like many other students, I arrived in the line after ping-ponging between Arizona Stadium and the McKale ticket window after finding that students could no longer buy tickets at the stadium. [Read article]

#13 Louisiana St. at UA, Saturday, 7 p.m. (TBS)

The Wildcats aren't as bad as everyone thinks! They routed UTEP by 35 and covered the spread by two touchdowns! Take a deep breath and hold off on those Sugar Bowl tickets for at least two more days. UTEP sucks. No, no ÷ they really, REALLY suck. They won two games last year and two games the year before. Conversely, LSU does not suck. UA will make it interesting for 15, maybe 20, minutes. Then everyone will remember why they hate that Mackovic guy so much. [Read article]

Sandwiched between matches at No. 5 Pepperdine and No. 20 Santa Clara, a young UA volleyball team's home opener against the senior-laden San Diego State squad could have all the makings of an upset ÷ something Arizona has been warned about.

Today, the No. 10 Wildcats (2-1, 0-0 Pacific 10 Conference) host the Aztecs (2-1) at 10 a.m., then face the No. 20 Broncos of Santa Clara (1-1) in their first home matches of the season in the Four Points University Plaza Wildcat Classic. [Read article]