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Sonoran Hot Reads: Arizona football always facing uphill battle in recruiting

When Lowell-Stevens Football Facility opened, everyone assumed that recruiting for the Arizona Wildcats staff would get easier. But I think we've seen that hasn't exactly happened. That is evidenced in this ESPN ranking of all 65 Power Five jobs, and how you can recruit to those schools. Arizona checks in at 47th, just ahead of West Virginia, which I find hilarious. South Carolina is 34th by the way. The rationale for Arizona's ranking:

"Attracting the state's best players to Tucson has proven exceedingly difficult over the years, meaning the Wildcats must be creative and branch out more than some others in their conference.