Bear Down Wildcats

Riggleman is a 6-2, 213, redshirt Senior punter from Tucson. Last year he was a Sports Illustrated All-American honorable mention and 2nd team All-P12. Riggleman averaged 46.1 yards per punt which was 2nd in the conference and 4th in FBS. I'd call that a pretty good year.

Besides punting, Riggleman is also the holder for place kicks and needs to get some of the credit for Arizona hitting 100% of their PATs. He should be resuming both duties this year and will give us one of the best punters and holders in the country. Not bad for a kid from Tucson's eastside.



Ellison is a 5-11, 176, redshirt Freshman receiver from Granite Bay HS, Granite Bay, CA. A player the coaches loved on tape who did not get much attention because he missed most of his Senior year in high school with an injury. Ellison is the most common name I have heard of Freshman who are really going to surprise people. He is fast, runs great routes, catches everything, and has a little wiggle. We have a deep experienced group of receivers, but watch for Ellison when he gets his chance to play. Here is a Star article on Ellison from this spring. The only question about Ellison is how did he gain 20 lbs in the last year and look even skinnier then when he arrived?



39 is the Arizona record for the most all-purpose yardage plays in a game shared by 2 players. In 1986 against Oregon, David Adams had 31 rushes, 6 receptions, and 2 kick returns. In 2007 against Wash St Nic Grigsby had 20 rushes and 9 receptions. Hopefully, our #2 RB is good enough that Nick Wilson does not challenge the record this year.

NO. 39

ASU ripe for picking in banana uniforms for “The Streak” to reach 8 games

SCORE: Arizona Wildcats 28, ASU Sun Devils 10

DATE: Nov. 25, 1989

From the Press Box — Jay Gonzales
“As a Star reporter covering this game, I recall thinking, ‘What the h-ll is going on with those uniforms?’ It took a fraction of a second for someone in the press box to comment that ASU looked like a bunch of bananas running on the field. After the game, I remember Glenn Parker saying something unprintable about the uniforms. Whoever thought of this idea at ASU should have been looking for another job after the game. People don’t remember the score of the game, but they remember the silly yellow uniforms.”

Favorite Arizona 39 factoids.

Arizona Desert Storm: 39 days, Antoine Cason's 39-yard pick-six propels Arizona's upset of #8 Cal in 2006

Only Cat on the list which is no surprise.