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During his news conference on Monday, Arizona head coach Brent Brennan revealed that the UA will have navy blue paw-print decals on its helmets on a full-time basis. 

The Wildcats wore the paw-print decals for "Retro Night" in their 23-17 win over Kansas State on Friday.  

The decals Arizona wore were famously used in the 1980s under former head coach Larry Smith at the helm. Before Smith left Arizona for USC, he posted a 48-28-3 record. Smith was replaced by Dick Tomey following the 1986 Aloha Bowl. 

The paw-print decals, similarly to Ohio State's buckeye leaf decals, were a sign of on-field success for a player. The more stickers on the helmet, the better the player. 

Arizona's qualifications for a paw-print decal include an "explosive play, takeaway ... big pass, big run, stuff like that," Brennan said. 

"If we get a win, everyone gets one," added Arizona's coach. 

Brennan endorsed Arizona's revived tradition that stopped in 1990. 

"I do think it's cool," Brennan said. "It started, because every day I walk into my office, I see that picture of (Arizona legend Chuck Cecil) on the wall in the hallway and his helmet looks so cool with all of those Wildcat paw prints on it."