Huskers Bolster Recruiting Class on Signing Day
Two days after scoring a monumental flip, Nebraska football got more good recruiting news Wednesday.
It was the first day of the early signing period for the class of 2024, and the Huskers not only kept all their known commits in the fold, but they also landed several additional players on defense.
Coach Matt Rhule's staff secured the signatures of previously uncommitted cornerback Amare Sanders and flipped former Maryland commit Larry Tarver at cornerback and former Miami commit Vincent Shavers at linebacker.
With those additions and Monday's jaw-dropping flip of five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola, the Huskers' class ranked 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st nationally as of mid-day Wednesday, according to 247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals, respectively. Those ratings don't account for another Wednesday addition, FCS transfer cornerback Blye Hill from the portal.
With the signatures delivered, Rhule was able to speak for the first time about Raiola's decision to decommit from Georgia ("I think probably his heart always was here at Nebraska") plus much more about Nebraska's recruiting class. Scroll past the videos for more coverage of the day's developments. | HuskerMax discussion
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- Husker247 | Rhule offers insights about Husker QB direction and a phone call from 10 days ago
- Husker247 | Matt Rhule discusses 5-star QB Dylan Raiola flip to Huskers: 'His heart always was here at Nebraska'
- Husker247 | Rhule talks approach at running back in 2024 and beyond
- Husker247 | Benning on NU 2024 class: "We definitely feel like we can do something special"
- Husker247 | Same as ever, Husker signee Kaelin ready to go compete
- Husker247 | Raiola says respect is earned when you 'go to work with your guys, day in and day out'
- On3 | Amare Sanders commits to Nebraska: 'Great things are going to happen at Nebraska'
- On3 | Matt Rhule calls commitment of Carter Nelson ‘critical’ for Nebraska
- On3 | Matt Rhule stresses importance of Grant Brix to Nebraska’s offensive line future
- On3 | Matt Rhule explains recent cryptic tweet posted amid Dylan Raiola speculation
- On3 | Matt Rhule shares when he realized Nebraska could land Dylan Raiola
- WOWT | Huskers ink Bellevue West football trio
- The Athletic | Dylan Raiola’s late reconnection with Nebraska football: What led to the flip?
- Nebraska Athletics | Rhule transcript
- Omaha World-Herald* | Rhule pleased with quarterback depth as Dylan Raiola, Danny Kaelin join program
- Omaha World-Herald* | Notes: The importance of legacy signees, no RBs in this class
- Omaha World-Herald* | 'We have our own portal': Nebraska roster retention leads to selective transfer portal adds
- Omaha World-Herald* | The 6 recruits who got away
- Omaha World-Herald* | Where past Nebraska decommits landed and how they did
Class breakdown
- 28 incoming freshmen on scholarship
- 1 transferee on scholarship
- 9 players rated four stars or above by 247Sports
- 8 scholarship players from Nebraska
- 5 scholarship players from Texas
- 5 scholarship players from Florida
- 10 preferred walk-ons (all but two from Nebraska)
Commentary
- All Huskers | Adam Carriker gut reaction (video)
- Omaha World-Herald* | Tom's takes: Matt Rhule has plans for everything, including Dylan Raiola and Carter Nelson
- Lincoln Journal Star* | Amie Just: Matt Rhule preaches progress, and Nebraska's recruiting class feels like it
National perspectives
- ESPN | Recruiting winners, missed opportunities
- CBS Sports | Winners and losers of early signing period, college football recruiting rankings
- USA Today | Alabama, Nebraska top winners
- Sporting News | Georgia, Alabama reload; Florida, Colorado struggle
- Associated Press | Georgia has top class with 5-star flip; Ohio St breathes sigh of relief on No. 1 player
- Associated Press | Big Ten Signing Day: Ohio State class ranked best in conference. Penn State, Michigan next in line
