Sonoran Hot Reads: Arizona played six true freshmen in season opener

How does that compare to the rest of the conference?

The Arizona Wildcats ran out six true freshmen in the season opener last Thursday, which is a pretty good indicator of how many first-year guys we'll see throughout the year. But when you look at the amount of true freshmen the rest of the Pac-12 teams played, the six used by Rich Rodriguez are about average, as four teams had more. USC had by far the most with 13.

- Layth Friekh had the toughest assignment probably out of all the fresh faces that saw the field last Thursday

- Do you ever wonder what it's like to be William Parks? Of course you do, but now you don't have to wonder anymore

- Here's a look at all of the Pac-12 depth charts for week two

- Join our Pick 'em Group!

Basketball

- Chance Comanche has returned to practice after undergoing tonsil surgery

- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is still being his awesome self

- De'Aaron Fox will be having an in-home visit with the Arizona staff on Monday

Baseball

- I think this is the biggest recruiting pick up so far for Jay Johnson as Chaparral star Blake Paugh committed to Arizona. He is a highly-ranked prospect nationally by all of the major baseball publications

Other sports

- Four swimming freshmen were named Scholastic All-Americans

- There are some big time soccer games in Tucson this weekend. Get caught up on the soccer team with their practice report

Tucson news

- Arizona was ranked the 121st best college in the nation, and the 58th among public schools

- There was a nasty head-on collision in Marana

- Red light cameras have become a big deal, and are even on the ballot for the November election

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