Offensive tackle Fabbians Ebbele blocks Washington defensive end Andrew Hudson last season. Photo by Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE

Arizona Wildcats sophomore Fabbians Ebbele, who started every game last season at right tackle, is nowhere to be found on the team’s depth chart entering camp.

For a while, it looked as if he might not be on the team at all, but assault charges stemming from a brawl at a party in early March were dismissed this summer.

Ebbele and defensive back Jourdon Grandon had been facing a court date based on the incident.

Both players are off suspension and will get a chance to work their way into the good graces of first-year coach Rich Rodriguez when fall camp begins with a Thursday night practice.

“They paid a punishment and they needed to,” Rodriguez said. “They realized they made a mistake.”

Like most positions on the team, the offensive line is in flux, despite the return of all five starters.

You can count on senior Kyle Quinn at center, and senior Trace Biskin is fairly well set at right guard. After that …

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Nick Isham throws against Southern Miss last year as he started the first game of his true freshman season. Photo by Chuck Cook-US PRESSWIRE

The Arizona football team has added former Louisiana Tech starting quarterback Nick Isham, according to an updated version of the Wildcats’ on-line roster.

Isham’s decision to walk-on was first reported by the Louisiana Tech site on Rivals.com last month, but his name appeared on the roster only in the past few days. He also is listed in the UA’s student directory.

Isham, who left the Bulldogs in April, started the first seven games of last season as a true freshman (he turned 18 on Oct. 7). He lost the starting job to Colby Cameron, who, as a senior this spring, had a solid hold on the job when Isham decided to transfer.

He appeared in 10 games, including making some appearances at receiver late in the season for head coach Sonny Dykes, the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator from 2007 to 2009. Isham (5-10, 185) completed 155 of 257 passes for 1,457 yards, with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions.

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