Three-star 2025 edge rusher Epi Sitanilei has narrowed his focus to just four schools with one visit remaining on his schedule. The 6-foot-5 prospect from St. John Bosco in Bellflower is down to Cal, UCLA, Utah and Ohio State. At this point, the Bruins are the favorite, but the Bears are in a great spot with his final visit before making a decision. He has canceled a planned trip to Arizona this weekend and will instead focus on making it back out to Berkeley next weekend followed by a commitment to one of the four schools not long after that.
Sitanilei was on campus at Cal during spring ball, and the staff made a strong impression on him then. He admits that UCLA was a childhood dream school, but don't count the Bears out in this one. Utah has been involved for a while and Ohio State is newer into the mix, but it truly does feel like a race between UCLA and Cal with the Bears looking to make up some ground heading into next week's visit.
