Quarterback Josh Kern verbally committed to the UA Tuesday, becoming the first piece – and possibly a cornerstone – of the Wildcats’ 2012 recruiting class.Kern, 6 feet 5 inches and 190 pounds, threw for 1,020 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 369 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior at Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio. The UA contacted Kern six weeks ago; he attended the Wildcats’ spring game before giving his verbal commitment.
“I always thought I was going to stay in Texas,” Kern said Tuesday night. “But when I went down for the spring game, I fell in love with the campus. I was originally going to wait until the end of my spring ball to commit, but I didn’t want to lose this.”
The Wildcats had an added edge when they recruited Kern, 17; as a kid, the quarterback followed the UA’s basketball program closely.
“For some reason, I was always a big Arizona fan,” he said. “Funny how it happens.”
