Dylan Raiola officially signs with Nebraska

Buford (Georgia) star is rated among the top five high school quarterbacks in the country

Gary Adornato | Dec 20, 2023

Dylan Raiola officially signs with Nebraska /

BUFORD, GEORGIA – Buford high senior quarterback Dylan Raiola made it official early Wednesday morning.

Kicking off Early National Signing Day, Raiola made good on his decision from earlier this week, when he flipped his commitment from the University of Georgia to the University of Nebraska. He becomes the first Five-Star recruit to sign with the Cornhuskers from the high school ranks since offensive tackle Baker Steinkuhler headed to Lincoln in 2008.

Raiola transferred to Buford from Arizona last summer shortly after his May commitment to Georgia. Previously, he had been committed to Ohio State. At 6-foot-2-1/2 with exceptional arm talent, major college programs never let up on their overtures.

In the end, family ties may have made the difference for Nebraska.

Raiola's uncle, Donovan Raiola, is the Cornhuskers' offensive line coach and his father, Dominic, who had long career in the NFL, also played at Nebraska.

Published Dec 20, 2023

GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.