The Arizona Wildcats were dealt a blow on the recruiting front on Sunday night, but Arizona's coaches don't plan to let it linger.
Four-star athlete Greg Johnson, verbally committed to Arizona since March, announced he was re-opening his recruitment following the likely departure of cornerbacks coach Donte Williams. Johnson, who was to play cornerback at Arizona, is expected to consider Nebraska or USC now.
Arizona's coaches aren't panicking just yet. Williams was also the lead recruiter for four-star cornerback Thomas Graham from Rancho Cucamonga, California, and even with Williams likely on the way out, Arizona isn't stopping its recruitment of Graham.
The Wildcats have long been considered the favorite for Graham's services, and to keep that relationship going in the right direction, defensive coordinator Marcel Yates will be leading the charge and plans to visit Graham sometime this week.
Graham plans to be a mid-year enrollee wherever he decided to commit, so an announcement is expected in the coming weeks. Notre Dame is likely Arizona's biggest rival for Graham, who took an official visit to Arizona late in the season. He was previously verbally committed to USC but backed out in April.
Yates also plans to check in with four-star corner Jaylon Redd, Graham's high school teammate, who is currently verbally committed to Oregon. The Ducks recently fired head coach Mark Helfrich and have yet to hire a replacement or announce if any of his assistant coaches would return, so Redd's status with Oregon is potentially up in the air.
