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Arizona football: Zellers, Wood latest walk-ons to earn ride

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Walk-ons get no love on signing day 

When the Arizona Wildcats host their signing day festivities each year, they dedicate an entire day to their 25-man class.

Recruiting coordinator Matt Dudek tells you how excited he is about each guy. Coach Rich Rodriguez adds his two cents on some of the big-time players. 

It's a whole thing. 

Never do you hear about the walk-ons slated to join the team.

By NCAA rule, Rodriguez and the UA coaches can’t talk about preferred walk-on commits until they arrive on campus or have paid their deposit.