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Arizona starting DB Gunner Maldonado enters transfer portal
Arizona starting DB Gunner Maldonado enters transfer portal
In life and in college football sometimes things just don’t go as expected. Gunner Maldonado entered the 2024 season expecting that it would be his last to complete a five-year career that began at Northwestern.
Instead, a season-ending injury halted the Chandler native’s year after just four games but preserved his ability to redshirt giving him one more season of eligibility remaining.
The Arizona starting safety entered the transfer portal on Tuesday indicating that he plans to exercise his opportunity for an extra season but will likely do it at another school.
Maldonado had quite the career turnaround with the Wildcats as he continued to improve each season after arriving in Tucson from Northwestern as a freshman. Between the 2021 and 2023 seasons, 6-foot defensive back raised his production each year culminating with a career-best 81 tackles in the Wildcats’ 10-win 2023 campaign.
In that season, Maldonado also had 2 interceptions and 3 passes defensed plus 2 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries. One of those fumble returns went for 87 yards in last season’s Alamo Bowl and helped spark a comeback for the Wildcats helping them to secure their 10th victory.
The scoop and score from Maldonado was a key play in that game, and it was one of many he made throughout his career with the Wildcats.
Maldonado joined Treydan Stukes and Dalton Johnson as key returners in the secondary during the coaching transition from Jedd Fisch to Brent Brennan last offseason.
However, the fall did not go according to plan for Maldonado and others on the Arizona defense. Injuries impacted the group throughout the year and left defensive coordinator Duane Akina with a depleted group.
During his four seasons at Arizona, Maldonado racked up 175 tackles (113 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries.
Arizona now has 24 players who have entered or have indicated they will enter the transfer portal, which opened Monday. Maldonado is one of three defensive starters to do so alongside linebacker Jacob Manu and defensive lineman Ta’ita’i Uiagalelei.
The current transfer portal window will remain open until Dec. 28.
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PHOENIX – The Milwaukee Brewers begin an 11-game, 10-day road trip by taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 3.
Follow along for live updates as Kyle Harrison (8-1, 2.57) faces Jose Cabrera (0-1, 3.60) in the pitching matchup.
What time is the Brewers game tonight?
Time: 8:45 p.m. CT.
What channel is the Brewers game on?
AppleTV+
What is the Brewers record?
53-32.
Brewers lineup
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Diamondbacks lineup
- Ketel Marte 2B
- Geraldo Perdomo SS
- Corbin Carroll RF
- Gabriel Moreno C
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF
- Nolan Arenado 3B
- Ildemaro Vargas 1B
- LuJames Groover DH
- Tommy Troy CF
Brewers probable pitchers and schedule
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The Washington Huskies saw one of their few remaining uncommitted targets in the 2027 class go elsewhere on Thursday afternoon when three-star cornerback Evan Mack announced his commitment to Jedd Fisch’s former program, the Arizona Wildcats.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pound product of Crean Lutheran High School in Southern California chose coach Brent Brennan’s team out of a final three that also included the Huskies and Arizona State, after official visits to all three programs.
After taking an unofficial visit to Seattle for spring practice in April, Mack took his first official visit, a trip to Arizona State, on May 1. Then, he returned to Montlake on June 5, before wrapping things up in Tucson on June 19, which made enough of an impact for the Wildcats to win the battle for his services.
As a junior, the nation’s No. 613 overall prospect and No. 64 cornerback, according to the 247Sports Composite, tallied 49 tackles, 10 pass breakups, and 2 interceptions, while showcasing the promising athleticism and ball skills that secondary coach John Richardson is looking for on the outside.
If he were to have chosen the Huskies, Mack, who has plenty of room to add weight to his frame for the physicality of the Big Ten, would’ve had a long route to the field. Behind projected starters Dylan Robinson and Emmanuel Karnley, who both have eligibility to return in 2027, Washington’s coaching staff is expecting a contribution from four-star freshman Rahsjon Duncan on the outside, while his classmate Jeron Jones and sophomore Elias Johnson both stood out during spring practice.
The Huskies currently have one commit at cornerback in three-star Maurice Williams; however, the Huskies also hold several projections to reel in coveted four-star IMG Academy product Censere Gaylord.
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