College football officially started on Friday night here in the United States, or Saturday afternoon where it was actually played, Australia. Cal beat future Arizona opponent Hawai’i by a score of 51-31 in the game, but it also allowed the Pac-12 to make another international announcement. Fox Sports Australia will broadcast select football and men’s basketball games, plus ‘The Drive’ as part of the multi-year agreement. We’ve now officially reached a place where people in Australia have more Pac-12 access than people in the United States that subscribe to DirecTV
- Speaking of that game in Australia, how do you feel about two-foot hot dogs that come with their own carrying cases?
- BYU will not have very many coaches in the press box this year
- Tanner Mangum seemed prepared to not win the starting QB job over Taysom Hill. Hill instantly became a preseason Heisman candidate
- Bruce Feldman has Arizona finishing fourth in the South
- The latest hype video is out, plus you can relive the old ones too
- It’ll be interesting to see if Jarvis McCall can make an impact at safety this year
- If you buy a Taco Bell box, you can get 2-for-1 football tickets
Basketball
- The 2017 recruiting class has its first member. Corona Del Sol prospect Alex Barcello gave his verbal commitment while on a visit to Tucson
- U of A is featured in the new NBA 2K ad
Baseball
- Bobby Dalbec is hitting nearly .400 in pro ball, and is also keeping his strikeout numbers down
- Yankee fans would like to have Mark Melancon back
Other sports
- Jennie Finch has some words of advice for those that are trying to get noticed by college coaches
- Women’s soccer played No. 16 Texas Tech to a 2-2 draw in Lubbock. Senior Jaden DeGracie-Bailey recorded her 20th career assist, setting a new school record
- Volleyball lost to Kansas State 3-1 at a tournament in Hawaii to start the season
Tucson news
- If you’re going to Mt. Lemmon this weekend, watch out for bears
- Church Ave. will be closed at 6th St. for the next month
During #BearDown Day, our Bachelor of Science in Nursing students learn labor and delivery skills and #WearTheColors pic.twitter.com/QvOVHJQhPj
— UA Nursing (@UACON) August 26, 2016