About 20 minutes ago, the Arizona Wildcats' star running back Ka'Deem Carey made it Facebook official: he is going to be a father.

Ka'Deem Carey, the record-breaking running back who led Canyon Del Oro to a state championship as a junior last season, has verbally committed to attend and play football at the University of Arizona. Carey, hurtling into the end zone a season ago, rushed for 2,738 yards and 45 touchdowns as a junior. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound runner is a mix of speed, quickness and strength. The senior has been rated by The Rivals.com as the nation's 16th best high school running back.

The nation’s leading NCAA rusher, Ka’Deem Carey, is earning attention for more than his on-the-field accomplishments, being served a protective order on Jan. 2.

Without the services of Ka'Deem Carey, Canyon Del Oro turned to the feet of quarterback Jason McBrayer in beating Queen Creek 24-7 last Thursday night.

He has great vision, explosiveness and strength — and when you’re a football player what else do you lack?

University of Arizona football sophomore Ka'Deem Carey has been named a first-team All-American by CBSSports.com, it was announced on Monday. He earned the top slot at the running back position for the first All-America honor of his career.

There is the Dec. 15 Gildan New Mexico Bowl, college football's kickoff to the bowl season between Arizona and Nevada. But there also is the matchup that overshadows them all: Ka'Deem Carey versus Stefphon Jefferson.

Rivalry week.

After starting the season strong under new head coach Rich Rodriguez, the Arizona Wildcats have struglgled in Pac 12 play over the last two weeks, as No. 18 Oregon State held on in the fourth for the 38-35 victory.

Not long after Arizona's loss to its bitter rivals as late Friday turned into early Saturday, head Rich Rodriguez was forced to hear the cheers of Arizona State fans coming through the walls of the Arizona Stadium interview room.

It was definitely one of the more memorable weekends to be an Arizona sports fan. Between the Arizona Wildcat football team, basketball team, and even the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona sports prevailed in all of their match-ups.

Get ready for a matchup between the nation's top two rushers - and a big traveling quandary for the Arizona faithful.

Matt Scott and Ka'Deem Careyaccounted for seven combined touchdowns and the Arizona (2-0) defense forced four critical turnovers to lift the Wildcats to a 59-38 upset of No. 18 Oklahoma State (1-1) on Saturday night at Arizona Stadium.

Arizona State played the role of spoiler Friday night, ruining a record day for Ka'Deem Carey, an otherwise surprising 7-win Arizona season and Rich Rodriguez's introduction to the in-state rivalry.

The Arizona Wildcats concluded their regular season with a loss in the Territorial Cup, against long time rival, Arizona State University. With a final score of 41-34, the Wildcats wrapped up their season with a 7-5 record and a 4-5 record within the Pac-12.

What can Ka'Deem Carey do for an encore?

In the new era of head coach, Rich Rodriguez, the Arizona Wildcats began their season with an overtime thriller beating the Toledo Rockets 24-17. The game really shouldn’t have been very close considering that no Pac-12 team has ever lost to Toledo. After UA kicker, John Bonano missed a 25-yard field goal as time expired in regulation, it was clear that the kicking curse at Arizona will continue.

At 6:30 p.m. Friday, the traffic on Naranja in Oro Valley was backed up to … La Cañada, far, far away from the gleaming, crowned, impossibly green football field where defending champion Canyon Del Oro and Ironwood Ridge would do battle at 7.

It’s easy to think teen-age kids don’t care about the world. They walk about in unusually fitting clothing, texting constantly, wearing ear buds, communicating with their “friends” on Facebook … literally, in their own worlds.

Update 9:45 p.m.: UCLA scored in the fourth quarter to bring the score to Wildcats 48-UCLA 12. For the first time in 355 days, Arizona Wildcats have a victory over an FBS team.

With less than a minute to play in the first half and his team trailing by a touchdown, Canyon Del Oro junior running back Ka'Deem Carey took a pitch running left, cut all the way across the field, passed every Glendale Apollo defender, and streaked 71 yards for the game-tying score.

In a heavyweight bout, the Scottsdale Saguaro Sabercats beat the Canyon Del Oro Dorados 41-34 on Saturday, claiming the 4A-1 state football championship, ending the Dorados' 27-game winning streak, and handing second-year coach Dustin Peace his first loss as a head coach.

During national letter-of-intent day last week, students pledged their commitments to the schools they plan to attend.