Dylan Raiola flipping his commitment from Georgia to Nebraska is easily one of the biggest recruiting wins in Cornhuskers history, and the fact that he snubbed the Bulldogs — a college football superpower — makes it all the more awesome for Nebraska fans.
This is a program that has been in the doldrums of college football for years now. A once proud program that won national championships in 1994, 1995 and 1997, the Cornhuskers haven't had a winning season since 2016 and their overall record is a middling 174-127 since the year 2000.
But Raiola (son of former Nebraska NFL offensive lineman Dominic Raiola), a five-star quarterback from Buford, Georgia, represents massive hope for the Huskers.
On Monday, Raiola announced his commitment from Georgia to Nebraska. He had been committed to UGA since the spring of 2023.
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— Dylan Raiola (@RaiolaDylan) December 18, 2023
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To say that this is a monumental commitment for Nebraska would be an understatement, and social media reacted how you might expect:
I’m just imagining Dylan Raiola committed over the weekend but he had to keep telling the coaches he’d announce once he got this poem finished
— Kaleb Henry (@iKalebHenry) December 18, 2023
1. This Dylan Raiola commitment cannot be overstated.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) December 18, 2023
2. We live in a world where Rutgers has reached bowl-eligibility and Nebraska has not -- twice in three years.
3. Let Nebraska be good again.
Dylan Raiola’s UGA highlights pic.twitter.com/j0FIgcJ3cM
— UGA Spike Squad (@UGASPIKESQUAD) December 18, 2023
Live look at Husker twitter after Dylan Raiola committed to Nebraska pic.twitter.com/1RUnNXWt2k
— GeoffinLincoln (@GeoffinLincoln) December 18, 2023
Dylan Raiola was committed to Georgia for 217 days.
— Mike Schaefer (@mikejschaefer) December 18, 2023
When he signs on Wednesday he'll have been committed to Nebraska for 2 days.
'Crootin.
Dad tell me about when 5 star QB Dylan Raiola committed to the Nebraska Cornhuskers pic.twitter.com/iVFJPUjBlN
— GeoffinLincoln (@GeoffinLincoln) December 18, 2023
DYLAN RAIOLA TO NEBRASKA.
— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) December 18, 2023
NEBRASKA IS SOOOOO BACK pic.twitter.com/VXILxGgH2I
According to 247Sports, Raiola is the No. 1 quarterback in the 2024 class and the No. 2 recruit overall.
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