Editor's note: Between now and Aug. 27, Star columnist Greg Hansen will count down the top 10 of just about everything related to Tucson sports.
Today's list: The top 10 defensive seasons in Arizona Wildcats history.
Ordinarily, the Sports Illustrated cover photograph of August 29, 1994 would deliver the identity of the UA’s leading defensive player — the best individual season — in school history.
But that’s almost too easy. Tedy Bruschi or Rob Waldrop? Both are in the College Football Hall of Fame. But if you investigate each season since the Wildcats began playing football more than 100 years ago, it becomes clear that choosing such a player is neither a shut nor closed endeavor.
And one last thing: Making this top-10 list was exceptionally difficult; our preliminary group included 22 players.
