August Recruiting Thread

[vailhusker]

 

[nja13]

Dayton Raiola update:

Tim V. from Inside Nebaska had one of the Rivals national guys on his podcast (linked).

As you probably know, Dayton has yet to start a varsity game and it is not yet guarenteed that he will be this starter this fall as a junior at Buford. He is battling a senior who transfered in. The guy on the podcast said the transfer is more of a running quarterback. But the good news is that in Buford's preseason scrimmage, Raiola was the first QB out there with the No. 1 offense.

Dayton Raiola 2026 Pro Style Quarterback Nebraska

Dayton Raiola - 2026 3 Star Pro style quarterback for Buford (Buford, GA) on Rivals.com

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In another section of the podcast, he said that NU is sitting pretty decent with another Class of '26 QB in Michael Clayton. The three Florida schools already have QB commits for the '26 cycle, so that helps our cause.

Michael Clayton II 2026 Pro Style Quarterback

Michael Clayton II - 2026 4 Star Pro style quarterback for Seminole (Sanford, FL) on Rivals.com

n.rivals.com

 

[Omar Little]

Dayton Raiola update:

Tim V. from Inside Nebaska had one of the Rivals national guys on his podcast (Raiola talk starts at 15:45).

As you probably know, Dayton has yet to start a varsity game and it is not yet guarenteed that he will be this starter this fall as a junior at Buford. He is battling a senior who transfered in. The guy on the podcast said the transfer is more of a running quarterback. And the good news is that in Buford's preseason scrimmage, Raiola was the first QB out there with the No. 1 offense.

Dayton Raiola 2026 Pro Style Quarterback Nebraska

Dayton Raiola - 2026 3 Star Pro style quarterback for Buford (Buford, GA) on Rivals.com

n.rivals.com

In another section of the podcast, he said that NU is sitting pretty decent with another Class of '26 QB in Michael Clayton. The three Florida schools already have QB commits for the '26 cycle, so that helps our cause.

Michael Clayton II 2026 Pro Style Quarterback

Michael Clayton II - 2026 4 Star Pro style quarterback for Seminole (Sanford, FL) on Rivals.com

n.rivals.com

I’m so intrigued to see how this situation plays out.

 

[jickey moseph]

I’m so intrigued to see how this situation plays out.

plz Dayton just take control of the Buford job and make this 2026 QB class stress free.

 

[nja13]

I’m so intrigued to see how this situation plays out.

Me, too. It seems like the moment we push for a committment from Dayton we will get it. But of course we don't want to do that without seeing him actually play in a high school game. We know he has a rocket arm, but there's so much more about playing QB he has yet to prove.

Meanwhile, we have other very good options interested. If one of them wants N, we probably can't play wait-and-see with Dayton. Maybe Dayton turns out to be a home run, Dylan II. How long before that shows itself? What if we take another QB and Dayton still wants N? Do we take two QBs? Do we cut the other guy loose? Do we tell Dayton, sorry, spot filled?

The first step is he has to win the starting job at Buford. No way we can wait around for him to be a senior to see what he can do.

Intriguing chess match going on. It will be very interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Me, too. I seems like the moment we push for a committment from Dayton we will get it. But of course we don't want to do that without seeing him actually play in a high school game. We know he has a rocket arm, but there's so much more about playing QB he has yet to prove.

Meanwhile, we have other very good options interested. If one of them wants N, we probably can't play wait-and-see with Dayton. Maybe Dayton turns out of be a home run, Dylan II. How long before that shows itself? What if we take another QB and Dayton still wants N? Do we take two QBs? Do we cut the other guy loose? Do we tell Dayton, sorry, spot filled?

The first step is he has to win the starting job at Buford. No way we can wait around for him to be a senior to see what he can do.

Intriguing chess match going on. It will be very interesting to see how it plays out.

I'm gonna get ahead of the curve & be a little concerned that Dayton will be so good he'll come in & beat out Dylan for the starting spot in the 2026 season, and Dylan will transfer out.

 

[vailhusker]

Dayton Raiola update:

Tim V. from Inside Nebaska had one of the Rivals national guys on his podcast (linked).

As you probably know, Dayton has yet to start a varsity game and it is not yet guarenteed that he will be this starter this fall as a junior at Buford. He is battling a senior who transfered in. The guy on the podcast said the transfer is more of a running quarterback. But the good news is that in Buford's preseason scrimmage, Raiola was the first QB out there with the No. 1 offense.

Dayton Raiola 2026 Pro Style Quarterback Nebraska

Dayton Raiola - 2026 3 Star Pro style quarterback for Buford (Buford, GA) on Rivals.com

n.rivals.com

In another section of the podcast, he said that NU is sitting pretty decent with another Class of '26 QB in Michael Clayton. The three Florida schools already have QB commits for the '26 cycle, so that helps our cause.

Michael Clayton II 2026 Pro Style Quarterback

Michael Clayton II - 2026 4 Star Pro style quarterback for Seminole (Sanford, FL) on Rivals.com

n.rivals.com

Clayton wanted to go to Miami but another 4Star committed first. He's already visited Nebraska back in June. Looks like he is on the outside looking in on his original favorites so that should help our chances of landing him.

 

[nja13]

Hey, guys, there's still time to get your David Sanders gear for your commitment announcement watch party.

 

[nja13]

According to Rivals, this guy is the second highest ranked uncommitted QB (and highest ranked pro-style) in the '26 class.
He's the No. 6 prostyle QB and No. 86 overall by Rivals. (There is an uncommitted dual threat ranked No. 79)

 

[Dell Husker]

 

[nja13]

Those are his high school colors, are they not?

 

[Kaladin]

Bro trying to get some husker fans to buy his stuff before he commits to Tennessee

 

[Huskerbuck85]

Those are his high school colors, are they not?

That’s blue and orange. You got the color white though

 

[Jim14510]

That’s blue and orange. You got the color white though

1 out of 3 ain't bad. Maybe he's color blind.

 

[vailhusker]

 

[nja13]

That’s blue and orange. You got the color white though

1 out of 3 ain't bad. Maybe he's color blind.

 

[Herbie]

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Sounds like fake news

 

[Dell Husker]

 

[Omar Little]

Texas is going to be the next Bama-Georgia.

 

[RedSavage]

Do you have to stutter to pronounce his last name