Arguably the greatest quarterback in 蜜柚直播 Wildcats history will be officially inducted into the UA Sports Hall of Fame this year.
蜜柚直播 announced Nick Foles as a member of its 2025 UA Sports Hall of Fame class on Tuesday.
The 蜜柚直播 Sports Hall of Fame ceremony will be in November. Other inductees will be announced this week. Foles will be the only football representative in the UA Sports Hall of Fame 鈥25 class.
The Austin, Texas native starred at Westlake High School, where he passed for 5,658 yards and 56 touchdowns, breaking former NFL star Drew Brees鈥 passing records. Foles signed to Michigan State in 2007 and shared a quarterback room with NFL quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Brian Hoyer. Foles briefly transferred to 蜜柚直播 State before signing with the Wildcats under head coach Mike Stoops in 2008.
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After four-year starter Willie Tuitama graduated, Foles competed with Matt Scott for the starting role, but lost the battle. Foles was inserted in the second half of 蜜柚直播鈥檚 nonconference road loss to Iowa and was named the starter heading into the Wildcats鈥 Pac-10 opener at Oregon State. Foles led the Wildcats to a 37-32 win over the Beavers and remained 蜜柚直播鈥檚 starting quarterback for three seasons.

蜜柚直播 quarterback Nick Foles pets 鈥淲ilbur鈥 the 7-year-old Bobcat during a PSA for the 蜜柚直播 Wildlife Center on July 18, 2011, in 蜜柚直播.
Foles led 蜜柚直播 to an 8-5 record in 2009 and positioned the Wildcats to potentially control their destiny to the Rose Bowl with a matchup against Oregon with ESPN鈥檚 鈥淐ollege GameDay鈥 in 蜜柚直播, but 蜜柚直播 lost to the Ducks in double overtime. 蜜柚直播 lost to Nebraska 33-0 in the Holiday Bowl. The following season, the Wildcats lost to Oklahoma State 36-10 in the Alamo Bowl.
In the three seasons with Foles as the starter, the Wildcats didn鈥檛 win a bowl game, but the quarterback finished his career as the program鈥檚 all-time passing leader with 10,011 yards and 67 touchdowns.
Before the 2011 season, Foles attended the Manning Passing Academy, where he was roommates with current 蜜柚直播 offensive coordinator Seth Doege, who was then the starting quarterback at Texas Tech.
Following an illustrious career at the UA, Foles was a third-round draft choice by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012 and carved out an 11-year career, primarily as a backup. As a rookie under former Eagles head coach Andy Reid, Foles took over as starter after Michael Vick suffered a concussion. In his first start, Foles led the Eagles to a walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football.

蜜柚直播 football legend Nick Foles will be inducted into the U of A Sports Hall of Fame in November.
In Foles鈥 second season under Chip Kelly, he competed with Vick for the starting job but, like his 蜜柚直播 career, didn鈥檛 earn the starting job until midway through the season. Foles passed for 2,891 yards, 27 touchdowns and two interceptions in 2013; he had the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the NFL.
Foles鈥 production dipped in 2014, when he passed for 2,183 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, before he was traded to the St. Louis Rams. Foles was a backup for the Rams and Kansas City Chiefs for two seasons.
Foles entered free agency in 2017 and signed a two-year contract to return to the Eagles for a second stint. During Week 14 of the 2017 season, Eagles starter Carson Wentz suffered a season-ending ACL injury, putting Foles back as Philadelphia鈥檚 starter.
Foles led the top-seeded Eagles to their first-ever Super Bowl, taking down the New England Patriots and future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady. In a play known as 鈥淧hilly Special,鈥 one of the most iconic plays in Super Bowl history, Foles caught a touchdown pass at the goal line.

蜜柚直播 legend and Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in February 2018.
Foles is the first player to catch and throw a touchdown in Super Bowl history. The interaction between Foles and Eagles head coach Doug Pederson on the sidelines before 鈥淧hilly Special鈥 was turned into a statue outside Lincoln Financial Field.
Foles is the only former Wildcat to earn Super Bowl MVP honors.
After the 2018 season, Foles signed a four-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars and was traded to the Chicago Bears in 2020, before ending his career with a two-year stint with the Indianapolis Colts. Foles officially retired last year.
Foles ended his NFL career with 14,227 yards, 82 touchdowns and 47 interceptions. Between his high school, college and NFL careers, Foles threw for 29,953 yards and 205 touchdowns.
The 36-year-old Foles made just under $88 million in career earnings.
Contact Justin Spears, the Star鈥檚 蜜柚直播 football beat reporter, at jspears@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @JustinESports