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5-star Tucson defensive end Elijah Rushing decommits from Arizona football

Arizona was on the wrong side of a triple-overtime heartbreaker on Saturday night in Los Angeles. And it wasn’t even close to the biggest loss of the weekend.

5-star Tucson defensive end Elijah Rushing has decommitted from the Wildcats, saying his hometown program isn’t the best fit for his development.

Recruitment open again pic.twitter.com/mXQGJtdT9s

— Elijah Rushing (@elijah_rushing) October 9, 2023

The 6-foot-6, 251-pound was set to be the highest-ranked recruit in school history to sign with the UA, which has never inked a 5-star prospect.