Ka’Deem Carey will get back to football on Saturday. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

The main focus of the entire Arizona Wildcats’ offseason will be on the quarterback position, but here are five other personnel questions as the team prepares to open spring ball Saturday:

1. The return of No. 25

Ka’Deem Carey gets back on the field after a no-good offseason, including bring charged with misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct in a December incident with his pregnant ex-girlfriend.

A pretrial hearing is set for March 20, pushed back from Feb. 28.

The junior also was booted from a home Arizona basketball game Jan. 24 after getting into a verbal confrontation with a police officer.

Coach Rich Rodriguez said earlier this month that Carey was facing “internal discipline,” but the running back, at least for now, is with the team and is a full-go for spring ball.

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Steven Gurrola, before playing in the Arizona vs. Southern California high school all-star game in the summer of 2011. Photo by Pat Shanahan, The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Wildcats have a potential replacement for senior center Kyle Quinn following the 2012 season, having received a commitment from center Steven Gurrola of Glendale (Ariz.) Community College.

Gurrola took an unofficial visit to the UA campus last weekend and decided to join Rich Rodriguez’s team.

“He’s a very intense player. Very athletic,” said Glendale coach Mickey Bell. “He’s a great leader on our team.”

Gurrola attended Phoenix Washington High School, but was a non-qualifier out of high school and landed at Glendale, where his older brother, Daniel, played defensive tackle before moving on to Utah State.

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