Khalil Tate said he was the Present, not the Future – Man was he right!

The now-famous Arizona Football quarterback Khalil Tate is turning heads. Zona Zealots met Tate back in 2015 and have documented his journey ever since.

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Since quarterback Khalil Tate’s junior year in high school, he has known what he wanted to do, and he set out to do it, told us he would do it, and keeps doing it. What is it? It is the sky’s the limit in his football career.

Tate wants to be a legendary NFL quarterback, and he is in charge of his own destiny. No one knows that better than Tate. Every step he takes is calculated. He has the utmost confidence in his abilities. He has the skill to play the sport of football at its highest level and on its biggest stage. What he doesn’t have in skill or knowledge, he works to attain.

We thought this would be a great time to enlighten Wildcats fans on their exciting quarterback who is grabbing all the national headlines in college football by putting together a synopsis of our past posts.

When Zona Zealots learned Arizona had a committed quarterback from Serra Gardena High School, we had to find out more.

Arizona Football: Quarterback Commit Khalil Tate is Calm under pressure

Arizona Football: Quarterback Commit Khalil Tate is Calm under pressure; A Phenom on the Field

We were fortunate to get this great interview in May 2015.

Arizona Quarterback Commit Khalil Tate – Get Ready for Mr. Versatility

Next year there will be a new force of nature in Tucson, his name is Khalil Tate and he is extremely athletic.

Then I had the opportunity to see Tate in action in Southern California, and I was amazed, just like most of you have felt over the last three weeks.

Arizona Football: Commit Quarterback Khalil Tate is a Scoring Machine

Arizona football: People talk about Khalil Tate and ponder if he will play quarterback at Arizona. Talk to Tate, there's no question!

Tate finally took his official visit, who were we to not report on it?

Tate’s NCAA football debut did not surprise Zona Zealots (2016 season debut in the Rose Bowl against UCLA). Tate scored two touchdowns in the second half after the Bruins took out Brandon Dawkins with a shot to the ribs.

Khalil Tate’s stellar college debut did not surprise Zona Zealots

Zona Zealots predicted that when Khalil Tate would debut as an Arizona Football quarterback, his performance garner praise and create excitement.

After UCLA, Rich Rod had no choice but to move forward with Tate and started him against USC at home. Tate became the third youngest quarterback ever to start a game.

Khalil Tate: Third youngest NCAA quarterback to ever start as a true freshman

One player should not hang his head for too long this wk, and that's true freshman quarterback Khalil Tate, the third youngest to ever start a game.

Over the winter break coming into 2017, Tate joined fellow Serra Football alumni to talk to young football players.

Pac-12 Serra Football Grads like Arizona QB Khalil Tate set blueprint for their legacy

Recently three Serra HS grads who play in the Pac-12 visited a football camp at their alma mater to give back, and Zona Zealots was there to catch it all

We told Tate that fans thought he was the future of Arizona Football, we got his answer.

Exclusive: Arizona Football Quarterback Khalil Tate is the Present, not the Future

Arizona Football sophomore quarterback Khalil Tate is more dedicated than ever to his team. He is also looking forward to putting 2016 behind him.

Tate’s favorite target at Serra High School in his senior year was WR Kobe Smith. We caught up with Smith, and he told us how much he respects his former teammate.

Get to know Arizona Football target Serra wide receiver and Magic Man Kobe Smith

Arizona Football just offered QB Khalil Tate's former Serra Football High School teammate and favorite target, WR Kobe Smith.

A few weeks into the 2017 season, we called for Rich Rodriguez to start Khalil Tate at quarterback and we gave our reasons:

Arizona Football Quarterback Khalil Tate is the real deal, could start

If Arizona Football is looking for a confident quarterback who believes in his abilities and can throw and run like a boss, look no further than Khalil Tate.

Arizona Football: Youth movement should include quarterback Khalil Tate

Four weeks into the season the QB controversy continues for the Arizona Football team, with an important bye week approaching, should Khalil Tate be the QB?

Arizona Football: 3 Reasons Khalil Tate should start

the Wildcats may have won the game against the Lumberjacks. But the QB play was less than stellar, could they make a change against Houston for Khalil Tate?

Then Rodriguez was forced to play Tate when Brandon Dawkins got hurt on a play during the Utah game. He put a spark into the team with his playmaking.

Arizona Football: Coach Rodriguez put Khalil Tate in for a spark, he woke up everyone

There is no denying it, when Arizona Football quarterback Khalil Tate played his first series of the game against Houston, he woke up everyone.

Finally, Tate got his chance after Dawkins was hurt on a play during the Colorado game this season. He broke records:

Arizona Football wins on Khalil Tate’s Record-Setting Night

In a must-win game for the Arizona Football team, the Wildcats responded in a big way, on the backs of Sophomore Quarterback, Khalil Tate.

Legendary basketball coach Joan Bonvicini bought season tickets after seeing the young phenom kill it against Colorado.

Arizona Football: Joan Bonvicini very impressed with Khalil Tate

Former Arizona Basketball Coach Joan Bonvicini loves college football and was wowed by Khalil Tate and his performance against Colorado.

Then Tate led his team past UCLA and Cal earning his third Pac-12 Player of the Week honors.

Pac-12: Khalil Tate wins 3rd consecutive offensive POW, Colin Schooler wins on defense

For a third consecutive week, Arizona Quarterback Khalil Tate will bring home the Pac 12 Offensive Player of the Week award.

Here is the play that started Tate Feaver:

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This is just the beginning; we cannot wait to keep writing about Khalil Tate and hope he keeps on being the guy he has always been, a winner! Bear Down Tate!