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The Arizona Wildcats will make their 2008 debut on Saturday against Idaho.

For a half-dozen or more Wildcats, it'll also mark the start of something bigger: their college careers.

Coach Mike Stoops said "probably six or seven" true freshmen — including quarterback Matt Scott and cornerback Robert Golden — will play in the opener.

Their high school successes and college training camps have been well-documented over the last few months. But did you know Scott has a funny nickname, or that Golden is covered in tattoos?

Here are seven facts you need to know about the Wildcats' top freshmen:

1. Matt Scott goes by "Chewy." The Cats quarterback was nicknamed Chewy the day he was born, after his 2-year-old brother, Christopher, struggled to pronounce Matthew.

"His brother called him 'Mattchew,' so the nurse started calling him 'Baby Chewy' from the day he was born," Scott's mom, Betsy, said. "Arizona people are the only ones who call him Matt. Some people in California don't even know that's his first name."

It's Chewy at home, too.

"I only call him Matt when he's in trouble," Betsy Scott said.

2. Vaughn Dotsy likes to fish. The 6-foot-5-inch, 320-pound offensive lineman from Ventura, Calif., went fishing nearly every week as a child — a streak that ended when he enrolled at the UA over the summer.

"Me and my buddies would go. It kept us out of trouble," Dotsy said. "We'd go fish on the beach, fish off a pier for crabs or go diving for lobsters."

Dotsy has caught a handful of 150-pound bat rays.

"We snag 'em using a tuna pole, and they take out like 100 yards of line," he said. "It's good practice for football."

3. David Douglas looks 14 years old.

The skinny wide receiver might not look like a star, but he posted great numbers in high school. Douglas caught 83 balls for 1,285 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior at McKinney (Texas) North High School, and was on pace for more big numbers until he was moved to quarterback as a senior.

"He's a lot better athlete than people think he is," offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes said. "The fact that he looks 14 years old probably has something to do with it. A lot of guys like him probably get overlooked."

4. Juron Criner can dunk!

The 6-4 wide receiver was a two-sport star at Canyon Springs High School in Las Vegas.

Criner visited Tucson as a basketball recruit, taking part in the 2007 Cactus Classic as a member of the Vegas Rebels club team. Playing small forward, Criner averaged 14 points and 2.3 rebounds in six games. Criner also slammed home two impressive dunks; search his name on YouTube.com to see a video of them.

5. Robert Golden loves getting inked. Arizona's highly touted defensive back arrived on campus this summer sporting a half-dozen tattoos, including one of a football player wearing jersey No. 21.

One problem: Golden is wearing No. 1 with the Wildcats.

"After the season, I'll probably get a few new things," he said. "Gotta update."

6. Keola Antolin is, technically, part of the Hawaii haul. The 5-8 tailback was born on the islands before moving to Las Vegas at age 7. Antolin joins a list of Hawaiian-born Cats that includes quarterback Bryson Beirne and defensive tackles Lolomana Mikaele, Solomon Koehler and Kaniela Tuipulotu.

7. Jowyn Ward has traveled the world. The Cats' 6-2, 265-pound defensive tackle lived in Trinidad and Tobago until the sixth grade, when he and his family moved to Newfoundland.

The Wards spent two years in the great white north before relocating to Katy, Texas — a city of 12,000 outside Houston. Ward has no Trinidadian accent in part, he said, because of the time spent in Canada.

"But my mom still does," he said.