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There’s no official signing period in June for college football, but Arizona treated Wednesday like one when it announced the signing of 16 transfers that will be part of the team for the 2024 season.
With over a dozen new transfers added to the team this summer, @CoachBrennan breaks down what he and his staff were looking to add to the team with this transfer class! pic.twitter.com/avnTcpD9Hk
Here’s a list of the transfers that were announced today on Arizona football’s X page:
Former school: New Mexico
Year of eligibility remaining: One
Career games played: 47
What Arizona is saying about him: “One of the top five in the country in rushing touchdowns. He’s very explosive. He’s a big play football player. He’s like a do it all. He can catch the ball, run the ball, block. He does it all. So I’m really excited to have him come and bring a different element to our backfield.” — Running backs coach Alonzo Carter
Former school: USC
Year of eligibility remaining: One
Career games played: 29
What Arizona is saying about him: “To have him as a veteran player with all the other plays that he’s played at a very high level with USC and so he’s accustomed to doing all that and chasing big and fast bodies and so he fits right in. He’s explosive, athletic, smart.” — Defensive line coach Joe Seumalo
Former school: New Mexico/ASU
Year of eligibility remaining: Two
Career games played: 12
What Arizona is saying about him: “Really love Shancco’s of versatility. I think he has the definitely makeup to play inside but can also slide outside with his athleticism and he’s just a real mauler type guy. Really wants to move the line of scrimmage, really excited about him.” — Offensive line coach Josh Oglesby
Former school: San Jose State
Year of eligibility remaining: Two
Career games played: 19
What Arizona is saying about him: “Sam has grown a lot throughout his time with us in San Jose, but he came in really ready to go and really competitive. (Playing) as a true freshman, was a little bit of a testament to his competitiveness and kind of maturity. And so it’s crazy to think that four years after that, I’ll still be working with him.” — Tight ends coach Matt Adkins.
Former school: Old Dominion
Year of eligibility remaining: Two
Career games played: 11
What Arizona is saying about him: “He has a unique ability to be able to track the deep ball so when he’s playing outside, he has a really good feel for timing in the passing game. And he also does not drop the football so that’s always great to be able to have receivers that can catch but I expect him to make a lot of big plays for us this year down the field.” — Wide receivers coach Bobby Wade
Former school: Oregon
Year of eligibility remaining: Three
Career games played: 1
What Arizona is saying about him: “His athleticism. His ability to move his feet quickly, his ability to propel his body quickly in the direction he wants to go and the amount of time that we have left with him to develop was a huge huge upside.” — Oglesby
The offseason is here, with all of Arizona’s sports done for 2023-24 season and the 2024-25 campaigns still a little ways away. Which makes this a great time to step back and see how all of the Wildcats’ programs are doing, especially with the impending move to the Big 12 Conference.
Sunday begins our sport-by-sport analysis of every athletic program at the UA, starting with Brent Brennan’s football team.
Former school: Stanford
Year of eligibility remaining: One
Career games played: 31
What Arizona is saying about him: “I think this is a great get for us, that he’s athletic. He’s long. He’s smart, real savvy. Great, perfect addition to us.” — Seumalo
Former school: Ole Miss
Year of eligibility remaining: Three
Career games played: 10
What Arizona is saying about him: “He’s very athletic, dynamic, very special. He was a top 150 prospect in the country. The No. 5 running back in his class last year, coming out. So we’re really excited to have him here. He’s physical. He can do it all, catch the ball, run the ball, everything you want out of a running back. He’ll be a great addition to our room.” — Carter
Former school: NAU
Year of eligibility remaining: Three
Career games played: 7
What Arizona is saying about him: “I think the biggest thing was even though he was young he showed a lot of poise in the pocket. You could see that the players were playing for him and he had the ability to move around and make some plays.” — Offensive coordinator Dino Babers
Former school: San Jose State
Year of eligibility remaining: Four
Career games played: None
What Arizona is saying about him: “I think the biggest thing they talked about how he was handling the scout team. Hope he was going out there and energizing those young men to give the best look to the defense. He definitely has some legs on him. He has the ability to move around in the pocket and make plays not only with his arm but also his legs.” — Babers
Former school: Utah
Year of eligibility remaining: Three
Career games played: 7
What Arizona is saying about him: “When you watch his high school film, he is very productive, very athletic, very explosive. Everything you want out of an edge guy. Obviously he has gotten a little bit bigger since high school, which is a great addition for him. But, I’m excited for what he can do and be a threat of the edge for us.” — Seumalo
Former school: Miami
Year of eligibility remaining: Three
Career games played: 10
What Arizona is saying about him: “His ability to make plays on the ball. He’s a long, physical, press corner that can run. Which is exactly what we are looking for to add to our cornerback room.” — Cornerbacks coach Chip Viney
Former school: Memphis
Year of eligibility remaining: Three
Career games played: 7
What Arizona is saying about him: “Kid’s explosive. His acceleration off his stance, disruption on their side of the ball. Just a good solid football player that can very well play all four positions. But he’s definitely up the right inside for us. So definitely a good get for us.” — Seumalo
Former school: College of San Mateo
Year of eligibility remaining: Two
Career games played: 24 games (JUCO)
What Arizona is saying about him: “He’s electric. He’s really fast with his short area quickness, I think he’s really difficult to press at the line of scrimmage. He has elite ball skills, the ability to be able to catch the ball in traffic. All of those things are attributes that you definitely need to be able to play at this level.” — Wade
Former school: San Diego State
Year of eligibility remaining: Four
Career games played: None
What Arizona is saying about him: “Great combination of speed and strength, which I think is going to be huge for us in the offensive line room.” — Oglesby
Former school: Ohio
Year of eligibility remaining: One
Career games played: 18
What Arizona is saying about him: “We’re looking for those guys to be unnoticed.Nobody knows how important the deep snapper is until you don’t have one. It’s a thankless job, they go out there at very few times in the game. And if they’re really good, you don’t even notice them. And Justin’s really good. He’s got four years game experience at the FBS level.” — Special teams coordinator Danny Gonzales
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