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Will GameDay’s Corso pick ASU over Oregon? Not likely
When Lee Corso reaches beneath the desk on the ESPN College Gameday set tomorrow morning to pull out the mascot head that represents his pick for the winner of the Arizona State matchup with Oregon, odds are it will be a Duck’s head. The GameDay crew will be in Eugene for tomorrow’s live telecast, as [...] -
UA football facing tough questions after 37-27 loss to OSU
The University of Arizona football team is running out of excuses for its poor start this season. And running out of time to turn things around. This afternoon’s 37-27 loss to Oregon State in Corvallis cancels out the reasoning that says it was a difficult early schedule that had the Wildcats playing three top-10 teams [...] -
Prep football Week 7: sorting out contenders & pretenders
By the time the high school football season gets to Week 7, it’s generally time to shake out the contenders from the pretenders. That scenario was playing out across the prep landscape last night, as most schools moved their games up to Thursday in observance of the Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. There were a number [...] -
Utah, playing at home, could spell trouble for ASU football
There’s something unsettling about Arizona State’s upcoming game with Utah. It’s one of those games that can trip up a whole season. It’s one that is expected to go into the “W” column for ASU, but could too easily go the other way. On paper, ASU has to be considered the favorite. The No. 22-ranked [...] -
UA football puts up 41 points, but still loses to USC
Mike Stoops can’t catch a break. His Arizona Wildcats were dealt a front-loaded schedule this season that included three Top 10-ranked teams in the first four games. The result is a 1-3 start to the 2011 season. Then today the Cats hopped on over to L.A. to play the University of Southern California. Not a [...] -
Hamilton vs. Chandler tops prep football menu in Week 6
As the high school football season turns the corner into the second half, and we get a lot of the lopsided early-season match-ups in the rear view mirror, Week 6 has some much-anticipated contests on the Friday night menu. The meeting between Scottsdale powers, Chaparral High School and Notre Dame Prep would normally have been [...] -
UA’s Kevin Parrom is second gunshot victim this year
Maybe Arizona’s Pac-12 coaches need to institute a new policy that says players can’t return home until their full tour with their program is over. That might cut down on injuries – at least the kind that result from gun fire. Kevin Parrom, a 6’6″ forward on the University of Arizona basketball team, is the [...] -
Defense shines, offense scores often…ASU beats USC
Vontaze Burfict got a little personal payback last night, while his Arizona State football team took out 11 years of frustration by finally beating an old rival. It was an interception by Burfict, a pre-season consideration for national defensive player of the year, that proved to be the turning point in ASU’s 43-22 win over [...] -
It’s not October yet, but UA football already in crunch time
Tomorrow’s game against Oregon is just the fourth game on the 2011 football schedule for the University of Arizona, but it could be the tipping point of the season. The Wildcats are 1-2, with the cupcake opener against Northern Arizona their only win. Since then, they’ve taken on consecutive ranked teams, losing to Oklahoma State [...] -
Prep football Week 4: rearranging top big-school rankings
We’ve only finished Week 4 of the high school football season, but there was no doubt that at least two of the top-ranked teams in the big-school divisions were about to fall. That’s because four of the top five teams in Division I were playing against each other. No. 3 Brophy Prep was the only [...]
