Top 2024 College Football Recruit Dylan Raiola Visits USC, New Favorite Emerges

Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 quarterback in the 2024 college football recruiting class, is expanding his horizons as he takes in USC

The consensus No. 1 quarterback and near-consensus top overall player in the 2024 college football recruiting class was on the road again, as Dylan Raiola took a visit to USC over the weekend.

"Every time I go back I just love it more and more," he said via 247Sports.

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Dylan Raiola at USC

While on site on USC, the quarterback met with head football coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams and took in the Trojans' spring football practice.

Raiola told On3 Sports recruiting analyst Chad Simmons, "I ask him questions about football-related things, not really about USC, but really just about their plays, any favorite plays, and just what he likes to call on certain downs and distances."

The visit went so well that USC has now replaced Nebraska and former favorite Georgia as the team currently in the lead to earn Raiola's commitment, according to analysts.

Nebraska also trending for Raiola

The five-star quarterback out of Arizona was also one of the most high profile visitors to the Cornhuskers program since the hiring of new football coach Matt Rhule this offseason.

And he was welcomed by a familiar face once he got there: Raiola's uncle Donovan is Nebraska's current offensive line coach.

Dylan's father Dominic was an All-American and Rimington Trophy winner at Nebraska and his No. 54 jersey is retired by the school.

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Raiola was an Ohio State pledge

Initially, the quarterback announced he had committed to Ohio State as the most high-profile get for the Buckeyes' 2024 recruiting class.

But Raiola changed his mind at the start of the new year and revealed that he de-committed from Ohio State.

That surprising news re-opened the player's recruiting process in a big way and changed the course of the 2024 football recruiting cycle.

Starting from scratch

"Everything is back on the table," Raiola's father told 247Sports recruiting director Steve Wiltfong at the time.

He added, "His process is almost like it's re-starting. It's not closed off to anybody."

Standing at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds from Phoenix, Raiola has made a name for himself as a superstar in the 2024 football recruiting class.

Dylan Raiola recruiting profile

He passed for 3,241 yards with 32 touchdown passes and rushed for nine additional scores in 12 games as a sophomore.

Raiola hit over 64 percent of his throws for 2,435 yards with 22 touchdowns with five interceptions in his junior campaign.

Predictions for Dylan Raiola recruitment

Three main contenders have emerged for the quarterback, with USC, Nebraska, and Georgia the apparent favorites in the race.

247Sports director of football recruiting Steve Wiltfong — who has a 100 percent record making Crystal Ball predictions in the 2024 cycle — projects that Raiola will sign with USC, flipping from his original pick, Georgia.

Overall between the seven 247 analysts who made predictions, USC is receiving 55.6 percent of the vote, followed by Nebraska with 33.3 percent, and Georgia with 11.1 percent.

On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine is now siding with USC as the current favorite to land Raiola, with 39.9 percent likelihood.

RPM places Nebraska and Georgia is a close 2-3 race, with the Cornhuskers at 28.8 percent and the Bulldogs at 19.4 percent.

Ohio State places fourth at 9.7 percent on the On3 Prediction Machine.

(247)

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