This is from his recruiting mailbag this morning. Ari Wasserman is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football and recruiting nationally. He previously spent 10 years covering Ohio State for The Athletic and Cleveland.com, starting on the Buttguys beat in 2009.
This upcoming weekend, Nebraska is hosting what seems to be an excellent list of visitors, the likes of which I have not seen in my 20 years as a Cornhusker fan. Is this what a typical recruiting weekend looks like for the Ohio States, Alabamas and Georgias of the CFB world, or is this a special weekend, regardless of school caliber? — Sam E.
Not to rain on your parade, but I’ve seen official visitors lists that are 10 deep with five-star prospects at Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia. But that isn’t a reason not to get hyped up about what Matt Rhule is doing at Nebraska.
There is a big fish out there, and it seems like Nebraska has a shot at landing him. That big fish? Five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola of Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle, who is planning to take three trips to Nebraska this spring, including this weekend.
When Raiola visited USC on March 4, there was a lot of speculation that the No. 1 overall player would wind up playing for Lincoln Riley. Of course, Riley’s resume with developing quarterbacks is unparalleled in the sport right now, and Los Angeles is much closer to Phoenix than Nebraska. But I’m not sure I’m ready to punt on the idea that Rhule will get this big recruitment done. In fact, I think I’d bet on it. Raiola already visited Nebraska earlier this spring, will return this weekend and is expected to come for the spring game in April. I’ve been covering recruiting for a long time, and sometimes everything you need to know about a prospect’s lean is out there with how much of an effort that player makes to get to campus.
Nebraska has some built-in advantages. Raiola’s uncle is on Nebraska’s staff, and his father played there. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Rhule to make a huge recruiting splash right out of the gate.
There is no question that landing a commitment from Raiola could jump-start this entire class. And guess who knows that? Raiola. I would not be shocked to see a commitment soon so he can get to work helping Nebraska sign an elite-level class under the exciting new head coach.
Just because Nebraska’s visitors list isn’t as deep as what we’ve seen at times from Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama doesn’t mean this isn’t an exciting time to be a Nebraska fan.
This upcoming weekend, Nebraska is hosting what seems to be an excellent list of visitors, the likes of which I have not seen in my 20 years as a Cornhusker fan. Is this what a typical recruiting weekend looks like for the Ohio States, Alabamas and Georgias of the CFB world, or is this a special weekend, regardless of school caliber? — Sam E.
Not to rain on your parade, but I’ve seen official visitors lists that are 10 deep with five-star prospects at Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia. But that isn’t a reason not to get hyped up about what Matt Rhule is doing at Nebraska.
There is a big fish out there, and it seems like Nebraska has a shot at landing him. That big fish? Five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola of Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle, who is planning to take three trips to Nebraska this spring, including this weekend.
When Raiola visited USC on March 4, there was a lot of speculation that the No. 1 overall player would wind up playing for Lincoln Riley. Of course, Riley’s resume with developing quarterbacks is unparalleled in the sport right now, and Los Angeles is much closer to Phoenix than Nebraska. But I’m not sure I’m ready to punt on the idea that Rhule will get this big recruitment done. In fact, I think I’d bet on it. Raiola already visited Nebraska earlier this spring, will return this weekend and is expected to come for the spring game in April. I’ve been covering recruiting for a long time, and sometimes everything you need to know about a prospect’s lean is out there with how much of an effort that player makes to get to campus.
Nebraska has some built-in advantages. Raiola’s uncle is on Nebraska’s staff, and his father played there. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Rhule to make a huge recruiting splash right out of the gate.
There is no question that landing a commitment from Raiola could jump-start this entire class. And guess who knows that? Raiola. I would not be shocked to see a commitment soon so he can get to work helping Nebraska sign an elite-level class under the exciting new head coach.
Just because Nebraska’s visitors list isn’t as deep as what we’ve seen at times from Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama doesn’t mean this isn’t an exciting time to be a Nebraska fan.
