'A commitment of this caliber shows there’s something here and you don’t have to be afraid or worried about someone saying something, because everyone has an opinion,' the Salpointe Catholic standout said said about staying local and playing for the…
When Elijah Rushing first enrolled at Salpointe Catholic High School and started varsity football practices, the reserved and mild-mannered defensive end mostly kept to himself.
The Rushing bros will become teammates once again after the younger Rushing became the latest commit for the Arizona Wildcats’ 2024 recruiting class on Thursday; the older Rushing transferred to the UA from Florida in the spring. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound Elijah Rushing, who is rated by 247Sports.com as a five-star prospect and the top defensive end nationally for ’24, is the highest-rated commit for the UA in the modern recruiting era.
“People here have always supported me,” he said. “It’s like, ‘You take care of me, we take care of you.’ That’s something my brother and I have always talked about.” "You can go to all of these places, but if you don’t have the right support system, then you’re at a loss. I looked at this and realized is my biggest support system. The program is on the rise and something huge can happen from it, so it just made sense. This is the place for me.”
How much did your father, George Rushing, a former standout tight end for the Florida Gators under Steve Spurrier, help during the process? A: “Everyone is always going to have something to say. I’ve heard ‘overrated’ and ‘you don’t deserve this, don’t deserve that,’ but God put me in this position because I was meant to be here, not because someone said I was supposed to be here.
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