College football recruiting: Top 2024 player Dylan Raiola to visit Nebraska, per report
Dylan Raiola, the consensus No. 1 player in the 2024 college football recruiting class, is taking in all his options before making a decision, and now that process includes a new contender out of the Big Ten.
Raiola will be taking a visit to Nebraska some time in the next month, according to Rivals recruiting insider Greg Smith.
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The five-star quarterback out of Arizona will be one of the most high profile visitors to the Cornhuskers program since the hiring of new football coach Matt Rhule and represents a major opportunity for the school.
And he'll certainly be welcomed by a familiar face once he gets there: Raiola's uncle Donovan is Nebraska's current offensive line coach.
Dylan's father Dominic was an All-American and Rimington Trophy winner at Nebraska and his No. 54 jersey has been retired by the school.
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Dylan Raiola was an Ohio State pledge
Initially, the quarterback announced he had committed to Ohio State as the most high-profile get for the Buckeyes' future 2024 recruiting class.
But Raiola changed his mind at the start of the new year and revealed that he de-committed from Ohio State.
That surprising news re-opened the player's recruiting process in a big way and changed the course of the 2024 football recruiting cycle.
Starting from scratch
"Everything is back on the table," Raiola's father told 247Sports recruiting director Steve Wiltfong recently.
He added, "His process is almost like it's re-starting. It's not closed off to anybody."
Standing at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds from Chandler, Arizona, Raiola has made a name for himself as a superstar in the 2024 football recruiting class.
Dylan Raiola recruiting profile
He passed for 3,241 yards with 32 touchdown passes and rushed for nine additional scores in 12 games as a sophomore.
Raiola hit over 64 percent of his throws for 2,435 yards with 22 touchdowns with five interceptions in his junior campaign.
Predictions for Dylan Raiola recruitment
Three main contenders have emerged for the quarterback, with Georgia, Nebraska, and Ohio State the apparent favorites in the race.
247Sports director of football recruiting Steve Wiltfong — who has a 100 percent record making Crystal Ball predictions in the 2024 cycle — projects that Raiola will sign with national champion Georgia.
Three other 247 analysts are split, with one taking Georgia, another projecting Nebraska, and a third choosing Ohio State.
On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine is also siding with Georgia as the current favorite to land Raiola, with 33.0 percent likelihood.
RPM places Nebraska and USC is a close 2-3 race, with the Cornhuskers at 28.3 percent and the Trojans at 22.3 percent.
Ohio State places fourth at 14.2 percent on the On3 Prediction Machine.
(Rivals)
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