I wish I had some big news stemming from Wildcat football spring practice, but I don’t…and that’s a good thing. The fact is a lack of drama and splashy headlines means that there is a lot of stability within the program.

While there are still a number of jobs being competed for, most won’t be settled until the fall. The good news is that there are competent bodies at every spot and there do not seem to be many glaring weaknesses.

It has taken quite some time, but Mike Stoops has brought stability and talent to the program. With the possible exception of the linebackers, there are experienced, capable players at every open spot.

Although there are four new co-coordinators, three of them were on the staff a year ago, so the transition has been very smooth. The players have been very positive about the new roles of the coaches.

There is also a new quarterbacks coach, the first dedicated quarterback coach of the Stoops era. Both Mike Canales and Sonny Dykes were offensive coordinators as well as the quarterbacks coaches. Frank Scelfo enters the picture and made no bones about having to make some tweaks to his passers’ mechanics.

The linebacking spot is an interesting one, in that only Jake Fischer and RJ Young saw any meaningful time last year, and even that was mostly in mop-up situations. The Cats are still sifting through the linebackers, which include three junior college players and three very young players.

The stability means that the Cats can do some experimenting. They have moved some players around in the defensive backfield, including trying safety Robert Golden at cornerback, the position he originally occupied when he was a freshman.

Some of the biggest news is about the two transfer wide receivers. Texas transfer Dan Buckner passes the eyeball test, while former West Virginia receiver Gino Crump has been a pleasant surprise.

It may not be a great spring for those of us in the media looking for stories, but it may just be a great spring for the Wildcat football program.

I have been bombarded with some of the same questions and comments from Arizona fans over the past few weeks. With so many of you out there with the same thoughts, I thought I’d address some of these topics.

I DO NOT CARE THAT THE NEW AD WENT TO ASU!!! Yes, in a perfect world the new AD would be a UA grad, but you have to get over the fact that Greg Byrne went to ASU. He is not here to subvert the UA athletic department from the inside. Byrne no longer looks through Mustard and Rust colored glasses. The only color he cares about is green.

I like the hire. He has experience in the private sector as well as academia. He has not spent his entire career in the “ivory tower”. He’s young, energetic and apparently media friendly. He gets it. He blogs, he tweets, he embraces technology. He was firing off texts and calls the moment he hit the ground in Tucson.

He has experience in the Pac-10 and SEC. His time in the SEC means that he knows big boys athletics.

I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE CO-COORDINATORS!!! Let me rephrase that. I am not overly worried about the dynamics of having co-coordinators. Other teams have done this with no problems and great success. While the lack of play calling experience is a concern, it is not a huge one with me. I know the football minds here and they are all top-notch. My guess is there will be no issues with who actually calls the plays and that the coaches will be able to come up with game plans just fine.

THERE IS NO REAL QUARTERBACK BATTLE!!! Despite what new quarterback coach Frank Scelfo said, I do not believe that Matt Scott and Nick Foles are really competing for the starting quarterback job. Sure, if Scott makes clear gains and Foles scuffles, then Scott could conceivably win the job. The team has seemingly made a commitment to Foles and his type of passer. That is evident in how they have recruited quarterbacks this year. They offered and took a commitment from Dax Garman, a player very similar to Foles, while they waited to offer in-state prospect Brett Hundley. Hundley is more similar to Scott and despite being the son of a former Wildcat, just recently received an offer. Add to that the Wildcats just moved Richard Morrison, another running quarterback, to wide receiver.

Lost in the Wildcat basketball team’s late season collapse is the fact that spring drills for the football team begin in a little over a week. Over the next few days we’ll look at some of the questions regarding the team as they hit spring practice.

Courtesy Rick Faust/WildcatSportsReport.com

QUESTION: Is Matt Scott really competing for the quarterback job?

ANSWER: Maybe. On the surface it seems as if Scott isn’t factoring much into the future plans of the Wildcats. After all, they moved a similar player, freshman Richard Morrison, to receiver and both of their recent QB recruits have been pure spread offense passers. Add to that, the fact that the Cats have not offered Brett Hundley, son of a former Wildcats and a top-tier dual threat quarterback, a scholarship.

However, if you believe new QB coach Frank Scelfo, Scott will get a serious look. He recently praised Scott’s athleticism and also discussed Nick Foles’ mechanical issues. He has said that Scott will get a chance, and the main reason Scott gave for not transferring is a chance to win back the job he was given at the start of the 2009 season.

In reality, Scott will get reps, but he would have to completely dominate spring drills, while Foles would have to completely fall apart. One thing that cannot be denied is that this is Nick Foles’ team. He is the far better leader and the team rallied behind him last year.

The bigger question may be whether or not this team has enough quarterbacks. With Morrison’s move to wide receiver, the Cats have Foles, Scott and Bryson Beirne as the only scholarship passers in camp. There have been rumblings that Scott could be in line for a position switch, but this looks unlikely in the fall due to the lack of depth.