Arizona: RS... Expected to challenge for a starting role at defensive end entering 2003 fall drills... Had a strong showing during spring practice and impressed the coaching staff... Redshirted for the Wildcats and was a force on the defensive scout team in 2002...Had shoulder surgery last year but proved in fall practice this his motor was high-powered... One of Arizona's key defensive line signees in 2002.
High School: San Bernardino High School, San Bernadino, Calif., 2002... A widely recruited lineman with offers from half a dozen schools in the West, Philipp earned PrepStar All-America honors as the No. 12 All-West prospect... Missed some games in 2001 with leg injuries but still had nine sacks and more than 12 tackles per game... SuperPrep All-Farwest selection as the No. 40 prospect in the three-state region... Prep Football Report All-West No. 98 prospect... All-San Andreas League honors at end and offensive tackle... Aggressive style on the edge appealed to UA... Rivals100.com three-star selection as a Top 50 prospect at his position... Three-star Max Emfinger defensive end prospect... "No one can block me," he says... Tacoma News Tribune Western 100... Lettered four years in football and one each in basketball and track.
