When Brent Brennan spoke about his first recruiting class on Wednesday, he did so knowing there was one player yet to sign. And now we know why.
4-star quarterback Robert McDaniel, the second-highest rated commit in the UA’s class, will instead sign with UCLA according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
A top-500 player in the 2025 recruiting class, McDaniel had been committed to Arizona since May and as of Tuesday was still planning to sign with the Wildcats. He had a signing ceremony scheduled at his high school in Hughson, Calif. but that event was cancelled.
Per Thamel, McDaniel’s decision to flip to UCLA was related to the Bruins hiring Tino Susneri from Indiana to be offensive coordinator after letting go of OC Eric Bienemy,. Those moves weren’t announced until Thursday, though.
McDaniel likely found himself a hot commodity after multiple California schools lost QB commits on Wednesday. That included UCLA, which saw 4-star Madden Iamaleava flipping to Arkansas.
The loss of McDaniel drops Arizona’s 2025 class to 57th in the country, per 247Sports, and 12th in the Big 12. The class still includes one QB, 3-star Luke Haugo, the top-rated passer in Arizona.