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Nebraska Football Target Trae Taylor Moves Commitment Date Up

The Huskers' primary 2027 quarterback now plans to announce on May 1.
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2027 four-star quarterback Trae Taylor with Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule after the 2024 Nebraska-Rutgers game.
2027 four-star quarterback Trae Taylor with Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule after the 2024 Nebraska-Rutgers game. | @Qb6Trae on X

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Nebraska football's next quarterback commitment may be just a few weeks away.

The top option for the Cornhuskers' QB in the 2027 recruiting class is Trae Taylor from Carmel Catholic High School in Illinois. Taylor recently visited the Huskers again in the spring and since then has moved up his commitment date.

Taylor is now set to commit to a school on May 1, with finalists Nebraska, Illinois, LSU and Texas A&M. He was originally supposed to commit on June 6 but had a change of heart.

Nebraska has run the race very well, but have the Huskers done enough up to this point? In a recent interview with HuskerMax, he confirmed he had been ready to commit to another school, but the Nebraska visit made him reconsider and revisit some things.

"I’ll put it to you this way: I thought I was ready to commit to a school going into this," Taylor said. "After this trip, it made me revisit a few things. This trip really, really helped Nebraska."

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will fight until the end as they look to land the future four-star QB from Illinois.

NU has been on a roll recently with recruiting QBs. In the 2024 recruiting class, the Cornhuskers landed Dylan Raiola, who finished as the No. 1 QB in the class and was one of the biggest commits to ever pick the Cornhuskers. In the 2025 class, the Huskers turned to TJ Lateef, who was one of the most prized players in the state of California. His commitment showed that the Huskers can go out and recruit from any state.

In the 2026 class, Nebraska football went out and got its QB early on by landing Dayton Raiola, who is the lefty and younger brother of Dylan. With so much success as of late, fans can't help but be excited for another class quarterback being locked up.

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CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk is a talented sports journalist from the state of Georgia. Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sisk's passion for sports grew. Bringing years of recruiting coverage experience, he has been named a National Recruiting Reporter and covers various college sites on the On SI network. He takes pride in covering recruiting and has been featured by numerous companies for his excellent coverage and knowledge. He has also spent time at other companies, including Rivals, where he covered the Tennessee Volunteers.

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