MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — In a few ways, the situations at both UCLA and Arizona aren’t all too different for 2026 Downey (Calif.) four-star quarterback Oscar Rios.

Prior to competing on the opening night of Tuesday’s Elite 11 Finals, where he was among the early standouts in the three-day event, Rios announced he is down to the Bruins and Wildcats in a recruiting process that reopened last October when he backed off a commitment to Purdue.

"Those two schools are the most that pushed for me," Rios told Bruin Blitz at the end of the evening. "I see myself at both of those schools. ... Either or is a good situation for me, and it's the right situation I'm looking for, so it's just a matter of time me and my family make a decision."

That announcement will come June 27 in a ceremony scheduled for 7 p.m. at his high school. Rios plans to be an early enrollee in January.

Regardless of which school Rios chooses, he understands that either of the current quarterback situations means sitting behind a proven starter and learning for at least a year before getting a crack at competing to see the field — barring something drastic.

UCLA signed rising redshirt sophomore Tennessee transfer Nico Iamaleava, the top available player in the portal, in April. Arizona has redshirt junior Noah Fifita, who has started 21 of 24 games the past two years.