In his second year at the helm of the UA soccer team, head coach Dan Tobias turned a team that tied for last place in the Pacific 10 Conference in 2003 to the Pac-10 co-champions in 2004.

They broke or tied 31 records last season, both team and individual, and made their first trip to the postseason in the team's 10-year history.

Tobias, named the 2004 National Coach of the Year by Soccer America, sat down with the Arizona Daily Wildcat to talk about the state of his team going into the 2005 season, filling the holes left by arguably two of the best players to ever play for the Wildcats, and those pesky preseason polls. [Read article]

As training camps break across the nation, many college football fans believe that this will be the year their team competes for a national championship.

Or, if you're an Arizona football fan, you may be thinking this could be the year your team makes it to a bowl game.

While the national media gives the Wildcats little chance, with most media outlets picking them to finish no higher than eighth in the Pacific 10 Conference, head coach Mike Stoops has made the team and many of its fans believe that this winter Arizona could reach its first bowl since 1998. [Read article]

Do not fear the beginning of a new academic year, but instead rejoice in its glory. With the onset of school comes the end of something even worse: Arizona's sports lull. For 68 days this summer no Wildcat took to his or her respective field in any sport.

While most believe the lull lasted from the (tragic) end of the 2004-2005 men's basketball season to the beginning of 2005 (and hopefully 2006) Wildcat football slate, it's simply not the case. [Read article]