The scholarship offers will start flooding in, two dozen or more coming from teams all over the West, as soon as star offensive lineman Beau Boyster finishes spring practices.
Boyster will listen politely, then repeat exactly what he said to UA coaches on Saturday: I'm an Arizona Wildcat.
"My dad told me my word represents me, my last name and my family," Boyster said. "If there could be a letter of intent in front of me right now, I'd sign it.
"Oregon could offer me in a week, and I won't take it. I'm an Arizona guy. I'm going to tell them straight-up."
Boyster's verbal commitment to the UA's 2012 recruiting class is good news during an otherwise slow recruiting season.
The Scout.com recruiting service lists Boyster, a junior at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif., as the eighth-best center in the country. At 6 feet 4 inches and 275 pounds, Boyster can play any position on the line.
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Though national letter-of-intent day isn't until February, Boyster is in a hurry to get to Tucson. He plans to graduate from high school in December and enroll at the UA a semester early. Boyster wants to pursue an education major with a dream of some day getting into coaching.
Boyster said he felt "a little pressure" to stay home, and for good reason. His great-grandfather and great-grandmother met as graduate students at UCLA and raised their children and grandchildren to root for the Bruins.
UCLA showed interest following Boyster's freshman season at Temecula Valley High School, and stayed in touch when he transferred to St. John Bosco to start his junior year. But things changed this winter when offensive coordinator Norm Chow - a longtime Boyster advocate - left for Utah.
Boyster's love for the Bruins slowly dissolved.
"We were so dead-set on UCLA, Westwood and all that," he said. "But you want to go where you're wanted, too. There was some pressure to go to local schools, but I wanted to go away."
Arizona, and a familiar face, made it a natural fit. Defensive line coach Joe Salave'a knew Boyster and his father from his time as a San Jose State assistant. He contacted the Boysters last month to ask if Beau wanted to take an official visit to Tucson. The Wildcats' facilities and players impressed the hulking lineman, as did one element that would surprise most people.
Boyster said he was attracted by Arizona's Polynesian pipeline. The Wildcats have rededicated themselves to recruiting Hawaii, American Samoa and Polynesian-American communities in Southern California. Salave'a and new offensive line coach Robert Anae are considered two of the best in the business.
"I really like the Polynesian culture. I train with a lot of Polynesian guys, and I love what they do. They have the warrior gene," he said. "As someone who wants to be a head coach some day, it's exciting to see what (Arizona's) doing."
Boyster said he was so excited that he committed early.
The rest of the schools can save their breath.
"I like it so much," he said, "that there was no reason for me to wait."
