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Big 12 Media Day (Arizona)

Hey guys, we have Matt Moreno in Las Vegas getting all things Arizona from Big 12 Media Day. The Wildcats just had their segment on ESPNU and I'll post some quotes from Brent Brennan and Noah Fifita.

But, we will have more as the day continues with video from Vegas, five takeaways from Brennan's podium interview and more.

When asked about Noah Fifita and Tetairoa McMillan staying in Tucson, Brennan said that they along with guys like Jacob Manu and Gunner Maldonado are the ones that kept everything together. That those type of players wanted to keep everything moving forward.

Brennan was ask what he wanted to do when he first got to Arizona. His response as that he understood what the team was going through (Fisch leaving) given that he was doing the same to San Jose State. So, he said he wanted to make sure that the players understood that he got what they were going through. Plus, he wanted them to see who he was and what he is all about as a head coach.

Brennan talked about how his staff has kept a lot of the same terminology and wanted to put the "onus" on the coaches to learn it because at the end of the day "conceptually" everyone across college football is doing the same stuff, but its just a matter of what you call it.

While collaborating on the new offense with the players and the new staff, Brennan said that Fifita made it seamless with how cerebral of a QB he is and his knowledge of the game.


Again, we will have more in this thread and on the site. Feel free to comment with questions, or any takeaways.

COMMITMENT: 2025 DL Mays Pese flips from Cal to Arizona

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Arizona’s next 2025 commitment comes by way of another flip from Cal. Santa Barbara (Calif.) Bishop Diego defensive lineman Mays Pese only committed to the Bears a couple weeks ago but the Wildcats got him out on a quiet visit and have now flipped him.

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COMMITMENT: Texas CB Coleman Patmon makes his choice

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Big 6-foot-3 cornerback Coleman Patmon has made his commitment to Arizona today after taking a visit a couple weeks ago. He visited Houston over the weekend before deciding. Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas and Northwestern were some of his other offers.

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COMMITMENT: 2026 OL Michael “Bobo” Langi chooses Arizona

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Troy mentioned this the other day, and now it is public. Arizona has added an early commitment from 2026 offensive line recruit Michael “Bobo” Langi from San Francisco-Archbishop Riordan tonight.

He’s the brother of 2025 target Peter Langi who took an official visit over the weekend. Michael is going to see his recruitment continue to expand but it is a nice early pickup for UA and one that should stick if his brother follows suit here in the current cycle.

Penn State, Colorado and ASU are some of his early offers.

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COMMITMENT: Hawaii OL Javian Goo commits to Arizona

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Arizona has added its third offensive lineman of the 2025 cycle as Kapolei, Hawaii prospect Javian Goo has announced his pledge to the Wildcats after a recent official visit. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound recruit picked UA over offers from Hawaii, Oregon State, San Diego State and the service academies plus others. All three of Arizona's offensive line commits in the class are Polynesian as the staff continues to look to build that pipeline with prospects from around the country.

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Recruiting updated for Michael Langi

Hey guys, I wanted to jump in a share some interesting news I received when talking to three-star lineman Peter Langi, who took a visit to Tucson this past weekend.

While talking to Langi, he told me that his brother Michael Langi was on the visit to Tucson as well. Michael is a three-star guard for the 2026 class.

During the visit Michael has chosen to commit to Arizona giving the Wildcats their first 2026 commit. The announcement will be made soon.

COMMITMENT: Texas CB Gianni Edwards is No. 15 for 2025

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North Forney, Texas cornerback Gianni Edwards is the eighth commitment in the last two days for Arizona as he has now announced his commitment to the Wildcats following an official visit. UA now well on its way toward building is 2025 class with 15 commitments overall. Edwards picked up early offers from Colorado and Maryland while SMU was another school on his offer list. UA has been in the driver's seat for quite a while now.

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Chandler-Hamilton ATH Dajon Hinton flips from ASU to UA

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Arizona has landed a commitment from 2025 in-state athlete Dajon Hinton today following an official visit with the Wildcats. Hinton, who has his roots back in Tucson, had been committed to Arizona State since April. The Chandler-Hamilton rising senior plays on both sides of the ball but is expected to play in the secondary for the Wildcats and Chip Viney.

COMMITMENT: Bay Area OL Losipini Tupou becomes No. 13 for 2025

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Another big-time OL get here for Arizona as San Francisco (Calif.) Archbishop Riordan rising senior Losipini Tupou makes his commitment to the Wildcats public. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound recruit picked up offers from Florida, Nebraska, Penn State, ASU and Utah earlier in his recruitment. He's the 13th commitment in the 2025 class for UA and the second new addition to the class of the day.

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COMMITMENT: In-state DL Kaleb Jones goes public with pledge to Arizona

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Mountain Pointe defensive tackle Kaleb Jones has gone public with his commitment to the Wildcats today. He made the decision on his visit a couple weeks ago but held off on announcing until today. He is now the 12th commitment in the 2025 class for Brent Brennan's program and the 11th new addition in the last month.

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Arizona flips 2025 QB Robert McDaniel from Cal

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Arizona has hauled in a commitment from 2025 Hughson, California standout quarterback Robert McDaniel today. The Wildcats had him in for a visit and he backed off his pledge just a couple days ago before announcing the flip on Sunday. McDaniel committed to the Golden Bears in March, but he has seen his stock rise over the last couple months.

He's got a big arm and doesn't turn the ball over very much at all. In his career he has passed for 4,971 yards and 62 touchdowns including a career-best 2,839 yards and 33 touchdowns in his junior season last year. He threw just four interceptions on on 304 pass attempts in 2023.

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WR Muizz Tounkara down to three schools

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Recent Arizona official visitor Muizz Tounkara officially released his top three schools today and the Wildcats are among the final group alongside Kansas and Wisconsin. He's visited all three over the last three weeks and will now settle in to make his choice public on July 13. He had previously set a visit to Arkansas for next week, but that will no longer be taking place as he focuses on his top group.

Rivals national analyst Marshall Levenson spoke with Tounkara about his top three and you can read the full article above.

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Weekend visitor list: June 14-16

Arizona is back to hosting visitors this weekend, and there is a solid group headed to Tucson. Still trying to fully confirm everyone on the list (there's already been one who canceled his trip) but most of the recruits headed to UA this weekend I've been able to confirm.

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COMMITMENT: Texas WR Terry Shelton picks UA over KU, Illinois and BC

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Big 6-foot-4 Texas wide receiver Terry Shelton is headed to Arizona after becoming the fourth commitment of the week for the Wildcats just moments ago. The three-star prospect from Irving-Ranchview ultimately came down to UA, Illinois, Kansas and Boston College. He is the first non-athlete receiver recruit to join the class and the seventh commitment overall for the Wildcats' 2025 class.

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COMMITMENT: Texas ATH Sean Robinson joins Arizona's 2025 class


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Sean Robinson talked with me last night and said he planned to announce his commitment today but was holding off until Arizona gave him the video to post. His mom has already posted a couple times about it, so I went ahead and just wrote the story even though he has yet to put it out there himself.

Arizona being willing to let him play multiple positions is what sold him as well as the Wildcats making him feel completely welcome on the visit. He is originally from Oakland and his mom has Bay Area connections as well, so his whole family hit it off with Brent Brennan making for a perfect fit.

You can read the full update above.

"A lot of the schools that I have, it's either me playing straight linebacker or them wanting me to play tight end. I talked to coach (Duane) Akina, coach (Joe) Seumalo, coach Brennan, coach (Bobby) Wade, coach (Alonzo) Carter, everybody. They just want me to be on the team, and they will allow me to start at any position and I like that. They have so much experience coaching, if they really want you that bad why would you really go somewhere else?"

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Four-star RB Wesley Yarbrough commits to Arizona

One of the major official visitors from this past weekend was four-star RB Wesley Yarbrough, who has announced his commitment to Arizona on Twitter today.


Here's Rivals' Marshall Levenson's story on Yarbrough with quotes from the versatile back:


In-state DL Kaleb Jones recaps Arizona OV

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Phoenix-Mountain Pointe defensive lineman Kaleb Jones was the in-state visitor for the Wildcats over the weekend. The staff did a great job of making him fell welcome, and now he's close to making his choice public. I caught up with him to discuss his weekend trip down to Tucson and you can read the update below.

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