Arizona football: Transfer kicker Smith recovered from knee injury, hoping to find form of 2012

Physically, Jake Smith is closing in on 100 percent. Mentally, he still has some work to do.

Arizona football: Kicker, punter stepped up in '12

John Bonano did more than win a game when he hit two PATs and one onside kick in the final minute of Saturday's New Mexico Bowl.

Arizona Wildcats football: Kicking game vastly improved, but Rodriguez wants more from special teams

John Bonano did more than win a game when he hit two PATs and one onside kick in the final minute of Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl.

UA football: Old-school Stanford offense promises biggest test yet for Cats 'D'

STANFORD, Calif. — Take Campus Drive to Galvez Street to Nelson Road on a Saturday during the fall, and you’re transported to a different age.

Bonano's big rebound

Coach Rich Rodriguez, right, keeps an eye on kicker John Bonano at training camp. "I knew he could kick better" than he did in Week 1, Rodriguez said.

Bonano's big rebound

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Arizona football: John Bonano's big rebound

John Bonano's right leg is as powerful as it is well-maintained. So when the Arizona Wildcats' place-kicker found himself at a career crossroads a week ago, he was careful not to overdo it.

Arizona football notebook: What a difference a week makes for kicker Bonano

Week 1 of the 2012 college football season couldn't end soon enough for John Bonano.

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Greg Hansen: Cats shun style points for victory in opener

Had you spent the night sitting nervously on the Stafford Tower Crane that hovers about 100 feet above Arizona Stadium, you might've scribbled a note on a paper airplane and aimed it toward UA coach Rich Rodriguez.