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2013 Arizona Football Media Guide Quick Facts Football Coaches/Staff Directory The University of Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 85721 Rich Rodriguez Head Coach, Second Year (8-5) President Ann Weaver Hart Calvin Magee Assoc. Head Coach/Co-Off ensive Coordinator/ Director of Athletics Greg Byrne Running Backs, Second Year Deputy Director of Athletics Rocky LaRose Rod Smith Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Second Year Faculty Representative Jory Hancock Jeff Casteel Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers, Second Year Enrollment 40,200 Matt Caponi Asst. Coach/Safeties, First Year Athletic Ticket Offi ce 520-621-2287; 800-452-2287 Tony Dews Asst. Coach/Receivers, Second Year Athletics Web Site ArizonaWildcats.com Bill Kirelawich Asst. Coach/Defensive Line, Second Year University Web Site Arizona.edu David Lockwood Asst. Coach/Cornerbacks, Second Year Jim Michalczik Asst. Coach/Off ensive Line, First Year This material was prepared to assist writers and broadcasters in coverage of Arizona Charlie Ragle Asst. Coach/Tight Ends, First Year football during the 2013 season. Photography and cover design by Luke Adams, J&L Matt Dudek Director of On-Campus Recruiting Photo. The University of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity institution committed to a and Player Personnel, Second Year policy of affi rmative action. Compiled by Molly O’Mara, Blair Willis, Cory Walton and Mike Parrish Director of Operations, Second Year Ryan Dunn of the Arizona Athletics Communication Services offi ce. Billy Kirelawich Assistant Director of Operations, Second Year Jahmile Addae Operations Coordinator, First Year Contents Andrew Warsaw Operations Coordinator, First Year Table of Contents, General Information 1-2 Chris Allen Assoc. AD/Director Strength and Conditioning, Second Year 2013 Football Outlook 3-4 Parker Whiteman Director of Skill Development, Second Year 2013 Rosters 5-8 Vincent Amey Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach, Second Year Head Coach Rich Rodriguez 9 Ovid Goulbourne Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach, Second Year Coordinators, Assistant Coaches, Support Staff 10-17 Troy Ramsey Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach, First Year Player Biographies 18-30 Mike DiAngelo Defensive Graduate Assistant, First Year 2013 Series Records 31-32 Casey Vance Defensive Graduate Assistant, First Year 2012 Season in Review, Statistics 33-49 Lee Coleman Off ensive Graduate Assistant, Second Year Arizona vs. All-Time Opponents 50-51 Cory Zirbel Off ensive Graduate Assistant, Second Year Year-by-Year Coaching Records, All-Time Assistants 51-53 Miguel Reveles Intern, First Year Year-by-Year Scores 54-60 Tim Cummins Video Coordinator UA on Television 60-61 Brian Riden Asst. Video Coordinator Arizona in the NFL 61-64 Melissa Melendez Administrative Associate to Rodriguez Honors and Awards 65-71 Ana Verdin Administrative Associate for Recruiting All-Time Lettermen 72-77 Erica Hirsch Administrative Assistant for Operations Records 78-94 Krisanne Ryther Administrative Associate for Operations Arizona Traditions 95 Arizona Stadium 98 2013 Arizona Football Schedule Bowl Game History 95-97 Date Opponent Time, TV Aug. 30 Northern Arizona 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks Pac-12 Conference, 2013-14 Bowls 99-101 Sept. 7 at UNLV 7:30 p.m., CBS Sports Net Arizona Sports Hall of Fame 102 Sept. 14 UTSA TBA, Pac-12 Networks Sept. 28 at Washington* TBA Oct. 10 at USC* 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 Oct. 19 Utah* (Family Weekend) TBA Oct. 28 at Colorado* TBA Nov. 2 at California* TBA Nov. 9 UCLA* (Homecoming) TBA Nov. 16 Washington State* TBA Nov. 23 Oregon* TBA Nov. 30 at Arizona State* TBA All times local to site. *Pac-12 game Page 1 - ArizonaWildcats.com 2013 Arizona Football Media Guide Communication Services Media Policies and Procedures Director Jeremy Sharpe Media Information Associate Director Molly O’Mara (Primary Football, WGLF) Molly O’Mara and Blair Willis of Arizona Athletics Communication Services will assist O: (520) 621-4283 media throughout the season in its coverage of Arizona football including issuing a C: (520) 444-1068 weekly news release, daily news items, home game statistical packages, administer- E: [email protected] ing news conferences, practice and press box operations, credentialing and road-game Associate Director Cory Walton (MBB, MGLF) access, among other services. Any questions about media policies should be directed to Assistant Director Blair Willis (Secondary Football, BA) Associate Director of Communication Services Molly O’Mara at [email protected] O: (520) 621-0914 or (520) 621-4283. C: (520) 419-2979 E: [email protected] Practice Assistant Director Susie Epp (WBB, WTN) Coverage of football practice stipulates consent with restrictions on reporting forma- Assistant Ryan Dunn (VB, S&D, SVB) tions, strategies, special personnel shifts or injuries without prior questions directed to Offi ce Phone (520) 621-4163 and answered by head coach Rich Rodriguez. Offi ce Fax (520) 621-2681 Arizona Stadium Press Box (520) 621-2801; (520) 621-2803 Credentials Mailing Address McKale Center, Room 106 Credentials will be issued to professional members of media outlets that regularly cover University of Arizona Arizona Athletics and to regional, national or visiting professional journalists. Internet 1 National Championship Dr. entities may or may not qualify for credentials and will be considered on a case-by-case Tucson AZ 85721-0096 basis. Pac-12 Enterprises Headquartered in San Francisco’s SOMA district, Pac-12 Enterprises is the new content Usage and multiplatform media company for the Pac-12 Conference, a leader in collegiate Usage of imagery, audio and video taken at Arizona Athletics events is restricted to athletics that includes 12 of the most prestigious universities in the world. Claiming an editorial purposes; these guidelines are covered in materials issued to reporters, editors incredible 127 NCAA team titles since 1999-2000, including eight in 2012-13, the Pac- and photographers upon receipt of credentials and/or access. They include guidelines 12 has earned its preeminent position as the “Conference of Champions.” on live Internet reporting, notably live description of statistical and/or play-by-play and uses of visual imagery, rules strengthened for televised games. Pac-12 Enterprises was created in 2011 to develop and launch the Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Digital, and to control the distribution of the Pac-12 intellectual property rights Facilities Access for Media in sports, and other Conference initiatives. The team locker room, sports medicine center and strength and conditioning center are off limits to media unless special arrangements have been made through Molly O’Mara. The Pac-12 Networks is a full-time linear network available to cable, satellite and tele- phone companies, dedicated solely to the Pac-12. It will consist of a national network Arizona Football Media and six regional feeds that will provide 24/7 access to Pac-12 teams and universities. Arizona Daily Star (520) 573-4145/azstarnet.com The networks will televise more than 800 live sporting events annually and will show- Ryan Finley, sports editor, rfi [email protected] case 12 Conference Championship events each year. Greg Hansen, columnist, [email protected] Daniel Berk, football beat, [email protected] The Pac-12 Digital group encompasses the digital network, mobile, the university web- Patrick Finley, Pac-12 football beat, pfi [email protected] sites, social media, and innovative digital programs across the company. Arizona Daily Wildcat (520) 621-7581/wildcat.arizona.edu As part of the Conference’s globalization initiative, Pac-12 Enterprises plans to extend [email protected] Pac-12 programming to international audiences, especially in the Pacifi c Rim, where the Conference already enjoys wide recognition for the quality of its athletic competi- Associated Press, Phoenix (602) 258-8934 tion and for the prestige of its member universities’ academic and research programs. Bob Baum, [email protected] John Marshall, [email protected] Pac-12 Enterprises is committed to diversity and gender equality in the workplace. We encourage applications from women and people of diverse ethnic, racial, and cultural Arizona Republic, Phoenix (602) 444-8222/azcentral.com backgrounds. Pac-12 Enterprises is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Doug Haller, football beat, [email protected] Arizona On Air TucsonCitizen.com tucsoncitizen.com IMG with Citadel Broadcasting Company uses KCUB 1290AM in Tucson as the fl agship Anthony Gimino, [email protected] station for originating radio broadcasts, augmented by KCUB’s 100,000-watt sister FM station, KHYT 107.5FM, in Southern Arizona. Additionally, IMG partnered with Lotus’ KGUN-TV, Tucson (520) 290-7730/kgun9.com KTKT 990AM ESPN Deportes in 2007 to originate Spanish-language radio broadcasts for Jason Barr, Sports Director all football, the majority of men’s basketball and selected women’s basketball, baseball KOLD-TV, Tucson (520) 744-6397/kold.com and softball games. Damien Alameda, Sports Director KVOA-TV, Tucson (520) 884-4641/kvoa.com Arizona’s director of broadcasting, Brian Jeff ries has served as the voice of the Wildcats TBA, Sports Director in game broadcasts of UA football, basketball and baseball since Arizona’s 1986 Aloha Bowl football appearance. During the 2004 season, former UA running back Lamont FOX Sports Arizona (602) 257-9500/foxsportsarizona.com Lovett began his color analyst career on the football broadcasts. Steve Rivera, Staff Writer (520) 661-5302, [email protected] Page 2 - ArizonaWildcats.com 2013 Arizona Football Media Guide 2013 Outlook The bowl victory rolled into a successful signing day in February when Rodriguez announced his fi rst Conference Pac-12 full recruiting class. From there, spring football provided the typical, if not necessary, time to put Southern Division Arizona, ASU, Colorado, UCLA, USC, Utah into place the plans to improve entering the 2013 season. Northern Division California, Oregon, Oregon State, As spring turned to summer in the Old Pueblo, the fi nishing touches were put on the Lowell-Stevens Stanford, Washington, Washington State Football Facility which will be the centerpiece of Arizona football for years to come.