Arizona and head coach Brent Brennan are coming off a stellar 2026 recruiting cycle. The Wildcats finished the Early National Signing Period with a top 40-ranked class nationally and were hoping to carry that momentum into the 2027 cycle.
However, the Wildcats received some bad news on the recruiting trail Saturday, as a four-star quarterback they had been targeting and named a finalist for chose Arizona State over Arizona.
Arizona Misses out on Four-Star Quarterback
On Dec. 13, Weston Nielsen, a four-star quarterback from Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Texas, announced on his Instagram live that he would be committing to Arizona State, choosing the Sun Devils over the Wildcats and several other schools.
🚨BREAKING🚨 2027 4-star QB Weston Nielsen has committed to Arizona State🔱Read: https://t.co/4lIquRkWgKpic.twitter.com/M7Z8KbWG6B
— Rivals (@Rivals) December 13, 2025
Arizona had been pursuing Nielsen for several months, initially extending an offer to him in April. The Wildcats couldn’t get the four-star quarterback on campus during the fall for an unofficial visit, however, and started falling behind in his recruitment…