Cienega quarterback Jamarye Joiner (11) skips out of a tackle attempt by Gilbert Mesquite's Holden Owen (44) during the first quarter of the No. 9 Gilbert Mesquite Wildcats vs. No. 1 Cienega Bobcats state 5A quarterfinal high school playoff football game on Nov. 10, 2016, in Vail, Ariz. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

 Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona’s 3-9 football season has led to inevitable defections fromΒ Rich Rodriguez’s initial group of 2017 recruits. That’s life in big money football, and it isn’t new. Twenty years ago, Tucson’s top prospect, Amphi running backΒ Tamoni JoinerΒ was the first to commit toΒ Dick Tomey’s Class of 1996. A few months later, Joiner changed his mind and signed with Oregon, where he mostly sat on the bench and left school after two seasons. Joiner’s nephew, Cienega High School’s talented quarterbackΒ Jamarye Joiner, is part of RichRod’s early Class of 2018. Hmmm.Β 

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