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That last game not withstanding, the 2025 season was a pretty good one for Arizona. The nine wins were an improvement of five from the year before, and on the grading front there was also a big leap according to Pro Football Focus. The UA graded out at 87.7 for the season, ranking 31st out […]
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Arizona men’s basketball remains No. 1 in the Associated Press by the smallest of margins. Arizona received 32 first-place votes in this week’s poll compared to 29 for No. 2 Michigan. A single point separates the two teams in the rankings, with Arizona receiving 1,494 points to Michigan’s 1,493. Arizona is ranked No. 1 for […]
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Arizona’s 2025 season exceeded expectations by leaps and bounds. Finishing out at 9-4, it was just the eighth team in program history to get to nine wins. Brent Brennan completely turned his team around after going 4-8 in his first season. While it may have not ended on a high note, getting to a bowl […]
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Arizona defensive back Genesis Smith officially declared for the NFL Draft Sunday evening, two days after opting out of the Wildcats’ Holiday Bowl appearance. “To my teammates, who will forever be my brothers, thank you for making this experience unforgettable,” Smith said in a social media post announcing his declaration for the draft. “The bond […]
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In more than 120 years of Arizona football, only eight have reached the 9-win mark. Had the Wildcats pulled off that comeback in the Holiday Bowl they would have finished off just the fifth 10-win season in school history. “That is incredibly impressive from a team that was picked to be dead last in the […]
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Arizona lost to SMU 24-19 in the Holiday Bowl, bringing a disappointing finish to an otherwise enjoyable season. As is the case with any loss, fans, analysts and others look at the game and try to figure out why. For some, Arizona’s offense — especially in the first half wherein it produced all of zero […]
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It’s been a lot of firsts for the Arizona Wildcats this week. They played their first road game of the year and their first ranked opponent. On Wednesday, it ended in a 75-56 loss at Colorado. On Saturday, it was an 80-49 loss at No. 21 Texas Tech. Once again, turnovers were a problem for […]
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Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd has coached enough games in Salt Lake City to not take lead for granted playing 4,300 feet above sea level. While the Wildcats got off to a stellar start in their 97-78 win over the Utes to open Big 12, Lloyd said after the game he never felt comfortable. […]
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Weird things have happened to Arizona in Salt Lake City in recent years. In 2022, an unbeaten Wildcats squad fresh off a dominant performance at the Maui Invitational laid an egg against Utah, and two years later the UA needed triple overtime to get past the Utes. No such drama this time around. Top-ranked Arizona […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats begin Big 12 Conference play with a visit to the Utah Utes. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Utah game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Utah? Arizona-Utah will be shown on Peacock. James Westling […]
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In a surprising season, Arizona finished out the season with an appearance in the Holiday Bowl. Well, maybe appearance is not the word because the Wildcats did not show up in the first half. However, a major fight gave the Wildcats a chance in the second half. In a 24-19 loss to SMU, Arizona finished […]
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Everything about being an Arizona Wildcat is the fulfillment of a fantasy for Nora Francois. She never guessed that she would experience the gameday environment or even have the chance to play at this level. “I wanted to make sure I was challenging myself,” Francois said. “Hopefully, just looking to play at a higher level. […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats begin Big 12 Conference play with a visit to the Utah Utes. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Utah game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Utah? Arizona-Utah will be shown on Peacock. James Westling (play-by-play) and Matt Muehlebach […]
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Team 122 for Arizona will always be remembered as one that exceeded expectations, but most won’t want to remember how this season ended. Safe to say that regardless of the outcome, Brent Brennan is proud of the fight his team showed. Here is what Brennan, Noah Fifita, and Riley Wilson had to say following the […]
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SAN DIEGO–The night overall was a disappointing one for Arizona fans, who saw their team fall behind 24-0 to SMU in the Holiday Bowl. But even before the game was played, those watching at home may have felt added stress thanks to something mentioned on the Fox broadcast during pregame. Sideline reporter Jenny Taft said […]
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SAN DIEGO—One game doesn’t define a season, and it shouldn’t take away from all the accomplishments leading up to that point. Even ones that start as bad as this one did. Arizona put forth its worst effort of the 2025 campaign, at least in the first half, falling behind 24-0 before coming up short of […]
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It’s Game Day! In a bowl! The Arizona Wildcats look to complete just the fifth 10-win season in school history when they take on the SMU Mustangs in the Holiday Bowl. 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-SMU […]
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SAN DIEGO—Arizona’s defense has been a major strength in 2025, particularly when it comes to stopping the pass. But that unit will be shorthanded for the Holiday Bowl against SMU. Justin Spears of the Arizona Daily Star is reporting that defensive backs Dalton Johnson, Genesis Smith and Treydan Stukes will not play for the Wildcats […]
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It’s Game Day! In a bowl! The Arizona Wildcats look to complete just the fifth 10-win season in school history when they take on the SMU Mustangs in the Holiday Bowl. Here’s everything you need to know to watch or listen to the game, as well as our pregame coverage. Arizona-SMU game time, details: How […]
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The calendar has flipped to 2026 but Arizona remains unbeaten, one of six Division I schools without a loss. The Wildcats’ 13-0 start is its best since 2013-14, when they won their first 21 games. Going unbeaten through one of the toughest nonconference slates in the country is something to be proud of, and it’s […]
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It’s not common for a basketball team to play all of its games at home, especially a women’s team. That’s what the Arizona Wildcats did this year, though. That will come to an end as they play their first game outside the friendly confines of McKale Center in Boulder and Lubbock this week, but the […]
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Arizona is set to take on SMU in the Holiday Bowl on Friday, and with the win the Wildcats would finish out the season with 10 wins. It’s been a complete turnaround for Brent Brennan in just his second year. Of course a bowl win brings great meaning to a program. It means that the […]
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It’s been a while since Arizona played a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference, or at least one that wasn’t part of the Pac-12 a few years ago. Not counting Cal and Stanford, the Wildcats are 7-6 against other ACC schools, with the last matchup coming in 2013 when they beat Boston College in the […]
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Closing out nonconference play, Arizona remained undefeated on the season after a 99-71 win over South Dakota State. The Wildcats will travel to Salt Lake City to play Utah in their Big 12 opener. Here is what head coach Tommy Lloyd, Jaden Bradley and Koa Peat had to say following the win over the Jackrabbits: […]
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As Arizona assembled its nonconfernece slate during the offseason, adding one big name opponent after another, the prospect of running the table never seemed possible. A loss or two had to happen along the way, it was just the law of averages. So much for that. The top-ranked Wildcats (13-0) blew out South Dakota State […]
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