Los Osos quarterback commits to UCLA

Richard Brehaut, a 6-foot-3 junior quarterback from Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos, said Monday he has committed to UCLA. He was offered a scholarship over the weekend after offensive coordinator Norm Chow evaluated him during a spring practice on Wednesday.

“I was so fired up,” Brehaut said. “It’s an unbelievable dream come true. I grew up loving UCLA. It’s always been my favorite school.”

Brehaut’s stock has risen this spring and he was on the radar of many schools after his performances in combines and camps. UCLA has been patiently scouting and trying to figure out who’s the second-best quarterback in the Southland behind Santa Ana Mater Dei’s Matt Barkley, who committed to USC.

On the same day last week that Chow visited Los Osos, he visited Upland to scout another promising junior quarterback, Josh Nunes.

“They really took their time on this and wanted to make sure they got the right guy,” Brehaut said.

Brehaut passed for 2,248 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior, completing 65% of his passes. He’s an outstanding athlete, being a standout catcher for the baseball team.

As for what happened this spring, Brehaut said, “I had a bunch of schools come by. I just threw for a lot of great schools. I went to some camps and had pretty good performances. That helps, but overall it comes down to what Coach Chow thinks of you in person and what Coach [Rick] Neuheisel thinks.”

 eric.sondheimer@latimes.com