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Arizona’s first season in the Big 12 Conference saw it beat 13 of 15 opponents. Add Kansas State to that list. Brayden Burries matched his career high with 28 points and Motiejus Krivas scored a career-best 25 to lead No. 1 Arizona to a 101-76 win over the other Wildcats on Wednesday night at McKale […]
Arizona’s transfer portal strategy last offseason put an emphasis on experience, with the vast majority of players added to the roster having started at their previous schools. But others, like offensive lineman Tristan Bounds and receiver Tre Spivey, had breakout seasons as first-time starters The Wildcats are hoping that’s the case with its latest portal […]
Arizona’s secondary will look very different in 2026, as all five main regular starters have either exhausted their eligibility or declared for the NFL Draft. And while there are several in-house candidates for those starting jobs, adding talent on the back line is among the top transfer portal priorities for the Wildcats. The UA picked […]
It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats play their first Big 12 home game of the 2025-26 season against the Kansas State Wildcats. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Kansas State game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Kansas State? Arizona-Kansas State […]
Editor’s note: With several sports going on, Wildcat Wrap serves as a recap that focuses on the Arizona programs that we do not have the time to cover on a regular basis but are certainly worthy of recognition. The Arizona men’s and women’s tennis teams are expected to be competitive in the Big 12 this […]
Before coming to Arizona, Seth Doege helped lead Marshall to a Sun Belt Conference championship in 2024. And one of his commitments for the following season was Shane King, a 3-star prospect from Georgia. A coaching change at Marshall resulted in King heading to Southern Miss, while Doege came to Tucson. But now they’ll get […]
It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats play their first Big 12 home game of the 2025-26 season against the Kansas State Wildcats. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Kansas State game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Kansas State? Arizona-Kansas State will be shown on […]
Arizona women’s basketball won its first Big 12 game of the Becky Burke era Tuesday night by taking down BYU at McKale Center. For a team that had dropped its first three conferences games, the victory was much-needed. What changed Tuesday? Burke credited the performance to the team’s all-around effort level. “BYU plays extremely hard. […]
Home is a good place for the Arizona Wildcats. They struggled in their two games last week, the first road games of the season for the team. They found their footing against BYU in McKale Center as all five starters scored in double figures on the way to a 75-72 win to improve to 1-3 […]
The streak of 20-point wins came to an end Saturday at Utah, where Arizona only won its Big 12 Conference opener by 19 points. Who knows if that contributed to several AP Top 25 voters dropping the Wildcats from 1st to 2nd on their ballots, narrowing the gap between them and Michigan to one point. […]
In rebuilding the roster last offseason, Arizona brought in several players who had excelled at the FCS level in hopes they could be just as impactful in the Big 12. They hit on several of them, including defensive standouts Malachi Bailey, Max Harris, Deshawn McKnight and Riley Wilson. The Wildcats are hoping they hit paydirt […]
Arizona has picked up its first offensive recruit from the NCAA transfer portal, one who could step right in and start. The Wildcats have earned a commitment from ex-Illinois tight end Cole Rusk, who comes to the UA with one season of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Rusk had 19 catches for 217 yards and […]
The Arizona Wildcats are one of six teams left in men’s college basketball that have yet to lose a game this season. At 14-0, the UA is currently No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 where it has been for more than a month. This is the best start to a season for Arizona […]
It took until the final snap of the final game of the regular season for the NFL playoffs to be finalized. And unfortunately, that last play involved a former Arizona Wildcat becoming a scapegoat for an entire fanbase. Kicker Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal on Sunday night that would have given the Baltimore […]
The NCAA transfer portal played a huge roll in Arizona’s roster rebuild last season, and it paid off with a 9-4 record and a trip to the Holiday. The portal will again be where the Wildcats seek to fill immediate needs. On Monday night the UA landed its first portal pickup for 2026, one that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]