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Michael Cooper

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
	Height / Weight: 6-5 / 246

	Position: Tight End
	Experience: 2L
	Last School: The Woodlands HS

04/03/2013

Wednesday Practice in the Books

University of Arizona football continued its spring practice season with a workout on Wed., April 3, at Kindall Field/Sancet Stadium.

12/10/2012

Cats Gear Up For Wolf Pack, Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Arizona (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) faces Nevada (7-5, 4-4 Mountain West) on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, N.M. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. (MST) on ESPN.

11/20/2012

Wildcats Collect Pac-12 Academic Nods

Arizona and Colorado tied for the most first-team honors with four and UA was tied for third with six selections overall (Colorado 11, Utah 7, Arizona 6, Stanford 6).

11/12/2012

Cats Gear Up For Physical Test At Utah

Bowl-eligible Arizona (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12) plays its final regular season road game at Utah (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) this Saturday, Nov. 17, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The game will be televised live on ESPNU beginning at 8 p.m. MST.

11/12/2012

Monday Press Conference Transcript

Arizona will travel for its final road game of the regular season with Saturday's 8 p.m. MST kick at Utah. The contest will air nationally on ESPNU.

2012: Played in 12 games serving as a backup tight end and participating predominantly on special teams ... Recorded two solo tackles ... Pac-12 Second-Team All-Academic.

2011: Played in 12 games as a true freshman ... Served as the backup tight end and also contributed on special teams.

High School: PrepStar All-West Region ... District 14-5A Second-Team Defense honors for District Coach of the Year Marck Schmid ... Texas High School Football Top-25 defensive end ... Vype Magazine Houston Hot 100 ... Long Star Gridiron Top-25 defensive lineman ... Honorable mention all-district as a junior ... Comes from a winning program with an undefeated regular season in 2010 and the 16th-straight playoff appearance ... Played outfield and first base for Highlanders baseball team.

Personal: Majoring in pre-business ... Brother, Perry, plays linebacker at UNLV ... Grandfather, John Michels, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 ... Was a three-time All-American guard at Tennessee and played pro football for the Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers before going on to coach the OL for the Minnesota Vikings from 1967-1993.