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Arizona Wildcats to hire New England Patriots' Jedd Fisch as new football coach

New England Patriots quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch is being named the new head coach at the University of Arizona, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter and Field Yates.

Arizona is expected to announce the hiring at some point Wednesday, according to Schefter and Yates.

Fisch, 44, will replace recently fired head coach Kevin Sumlin at Arizona.

Fisch and San Jose State coach Brent Brennan were the two finalists for the opening.

Fisch, who also was among the finalists when Arizona hired Sumlin in 2018, has a close relationship with university president Robert Robbins.