Arizona stars Noah Fifita, Tetairoa McMillan buck transfer trend amid chaotic week

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The Arizona Wildcats ended the 2023 college football season riding high. 

Arizona went 10-3 in Jedd Fisch’s third year as head coach in Tucson and ended the season on a seven-game winning streak after defeating Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl. 

Arizona Wildcats QB Noah Fifita throws a pass during the Valero Alamo Bowl game against the Oklahoma Sooners Dec. 28, 2023, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.  (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

All signs pointed toward a Top 25 ranking entering the 2024 season with a Heisman hopeful under center as Arizona kicked off its new journey in the Big 12 conference. 

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And then Nick Saban retired, prompting Kalen DeBoer to leave Washington for Tuscaloosa. 

What transpired next created a wildly chaotic 10 days in Tucson, Arizona, culminating in a new coach who managed to keep his top players. 

On Jan. 4, Fisch said he had no interest in leaving Tucson.

Jan. 14 rolled around, and Fisch was introduced as the next head coach of the Washington Huskies. 

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Head coach Jedd Fisch of the Arizona Wildcats walks the sideline during the second half of a game against the Washington Huskies at Arizona Stadium Sept. 30, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

"When I first arrived at the U of A, I knew we could create something truly special because of the people at this university and in this community," Fisch said in a statement. "Today, I am broken-hearted to leave not just Arizona, but the people who