Dylan Raiola, a consensus five-star quarterback who is widely considered the No. 1 high school football recruit in the Class of 2024, has committed to Georgia over USC and Nebraska, he announced Monday. Raiola was previously committed to Ohio State, but withdrew his commitment in December and transferred from Chandler High School to fellow Arizona football player Pinnacle High School in Phoenix shortly thereafter.
Georgia became Raiola’s favorite shortly after his split from Ohio State, especially when the Bulldogs won their second straight national title in January.
Raiola made several visits to the USC campus as he was personally recruited by Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley. He also visited Nebraska, where his father, Dominic, was an All-American offensive lineman and has his number retired by the program. His uncle, Donovan, is the offensive line coach at Nebraska under new head coach Matt Rhule.
However, Raiola reportedly couldn’t resist the allure of Kirby Smart’s championship program, which suddenly appears as a multi-year quarterback after Stetson Bennett’s departure. Redshirt sophomore Brock Vandagriff, redshirt junior Carson Beck and redshirt freshman Gunner Stockton are in competition for the starting quarterback role next season, though that Beck is the perceived leader.
Raiola’s addition bolsters Smart’s pipeline of top-tier talent at Georgia after some recent losses, including 2024 five-star tight end Landen Thomas from the Bulldogs to Florida State and the transfer of defensive lineman Bear Alexander to USC.
It’s also an important win for offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, who enters the first season of his second stint in the role. Bobo previously served as Georgia’s offensive coordinator for eight seasons under former head coach Mark Richt, returning to the Bulldogs in 2022 as an analyst before being promoted to replace Todd Monken, who took the offensive coordinator job with the Baltimore Ravens in February.
Raiola is listed at 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, and has been praised by recruiting analysts for his size, arm strength, accuracy and versatility.
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