Dylan Raiola, No. 8 recruit for 2024, flips from Georgia to Nebraska - ESPN

Dylan Raiola, ESPN's top pocket-passing quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class, told ESPN on Monday he's switching his college commitment to Nebraska from Georgia.

The decision marks a potential seismic shift in fortunes for Nebraska football, as Raiola's commitment makes him the highest-ranked high school recruit to pick the Cornhuskers since ESPN began tracking rankings in 2006, per ESPN Stats & Information.

Raiola is ranked No. 8 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300.

In a phone interview Monday, Raiola detailed how a lifetime of being intertwined with Nebraska football played into his decision. His father, Dominic, was an All-American offensive lineman there, and his uncle Donovan is the school's offensive line coach.

«I firmly believe that Nebraska is in my blood,» Raiola told ESPN. «It's a great opportunity to be part of something bigger than myself. Nebraska is a special place.»

Nebraska marks the third school Raiola has been tied to in his recruitment. He committed to Ohio State early in May 2022, only to decommit and choose Georgia in May 2023.

The Bulldogs on Monday learned that quarterback Carson Beck, who had a 12-1 record in his first season as a starter, will return in 2024 for his senior season.

Raiola said there's allure to potentially restoring glory to the Cornhuskers amid the program's seven-year bowl drought spanning three head coaches. Nebraska's history includes five national championships and three Heisman Trophy winners.

«I think it'll mean a lot to bring it back,» Raiola said. «Just because of the legacy of so many great players that have walked through that locker room that's been established there — to keep doing what they established.

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