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Gabriel Winowich updates his recruitment: ‘I’m absolutely still 100 percent committed…nothing that could change that’

Rutgers football recruiting: Gabriel Winowich excited about his commitment, even a month later.

Gabriel Winowich remains the top-ranked commit to Rutgers football’s 2024 recruiting class. The standout running back from Michigan is an intriguing member of this recruiting class.

And, he is fully committed to the Scarlet Knights.

A four-star out of Detroit Country Day (Franklin, MI), Winowich is a four-star according to 247Sports, where he is ranked the No. 194 recruit in the nation. He gave his verbal to Rutgers in January following a visit to the program.

That hasn’t changed over the past month he tells Rutgers Wire.

“Yes I’m absolutely still 100 percent committed and there’s nothing that could change that,” Winowich told Rutgers Wire.

“And yes I’ve been recruiting a lot of kids to come join and with the help of A.J. (Surace) we’ve been really able to reach out to a lot of kids.”

Rutgers football got a major boost earlier in the month with the commitment of quarterback A.J. Surace. The quarterback from Notre Dame Prep (Lawrenceville Prep) is the top-ranked quarterback in New Jersey.

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He has said that he will be an active recruiter and a leader of the class.

“Well I was pumped up after I heard about his commitment and I was just really excited about the great start we’ve had for this class of 24’ so far,” Winowich had previously told Rutgers Wire.

“I really think his commitment is going to help spike this class a lot and it allows us to reach out to more kids and help build this class up. Looking forward to what the future holds!”

Rutgers currently has three players committed in the 2024 recruiting class:

  • Kenny Jones, a three-star offensive lineman from New Jersey
  • A.J. Surace, a three-star quarterback from New Jersey
  • Gabriel Winowich, a four-star running back from Michigan

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Quarterback trainer Tony Racioppi says Rutgers football commit A.J. Surace ‘is a perfect fit for the Big Ten Conference’

Rutgers football commit A.J. Surace has elite arm strength according to his quarterback trainer.

A.J. Surace is an ideal fit for the Rutgers football offense and has the skillset needed for the Big Ten.

So says Tony Racioppi, the quarterback trainer to Surace, who committed to Rutgers football early in February. The three-star quarterback is one of the top quarterback recruits in the Northeast.

Surace is ranked the No. 8 player in New Jersey by 247Sports. He was offered by the likes of Boston College, Duke, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Temple and Tennessee among others.

The class of 2024 quarterback out of Notre Dame Prep (Lawrenceville, N.J.) has been mentored and trained by the highly-respected Racioppi for several years.

“AJ is a perfect fit for the Big Ten Conference. Strong pocket passer who can drive the football with elite arm talent to all areas of field yet athletic enough to extend plays,” Racioppi said about Surace.

“His work ethic, toughness and ability to process information is why he’ll be a successful quarterback in college on top of his physical skills.”

Racioppi is one of the nation’s premier quarterback coaches and is based out of TEST Football Academy in Martinsville, N.J. He has personally worked with a number of high school quarterbacks who have become Power Five quarterbacks.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett, a first round pick in last spring’s NFL draft, has been trained by Racioppi since he was in high school.

“I’d say he’s got top 10 in the country in his class in arm talent,” Racioppi said.

“The exciting thing is he’s so young for his grade so between that and his elite work ethic he’ll continue to grow.”

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Four-star Gabriel Winowich excited by Rutgers football quarterback commit A.J. Surace

Gabriel Winowich talks about the impression he has of Rutgers football quarterback commit A.J. Surace.

Rutgers football added a third commitment to the 2024 recruiting class with the addition of quarterback A.J. Surace. For Gabriel Winowich, this is a big addition to the class.
The top-ranked quarterback in New Jersey, Surace is a three-star who is ranked the eighth-best player in the state according to 247Sports. He had a strong offer list that included programs like Boston College, Duke, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Temple among others.
For Winowich, the addition of Surace was huge news. A four-star running back out of Michigan, Winowich committed to the Scarlet Knights in January following a visit on the campus.
Surace makes it three commitments to Rutgers for this recruiting class, all on the offensive side of the ball (offensive lineman Kenny Jones committed to Rutgers in November).
“Well, I was pumped up after I heard about his commitment and I was just really excited about the great start we’ve had for this class of 24’ so far,” Winowich told Rutgers Wire this week.
“I really think his commitment is going to help spike this class a lot and it allows us to reach out to more kids and help build this class up. Looking forward to what the future holds!”

Rutgers football the latest to offer quarterback A.J. Surace

A.J. Surace breaks down his recent offer from Rutgers football as well as his offer from Michigan State football.

A.J. Surace pulled in an offer from Rutgers football this week, making the Scarlet Knights his third Big Ten football offer.

Surace is a class of 2024 prospect and projected to be one of the top quarterbacks in the region.

A 6-foot-2, 195-pound quarterback from Notre Dame High School (Lawrenceville, N.J.), Surace earned his offer after attending the Rutgers football camp on Wednesday. He is a three-star quarterback according to 247Sports and is ranked the No. 12 player in New Jersey and the No. 42 quarterback in the country in the class of 2024.

Surace holds offers from Indiana, Michigan State and Pittsburgh in addition to the in-state offer from Rutgers.

He tweeted about the offer from Rutgers football this week:

 

Last season, Surace’s Notre Dame finished the season 5-5.

Surace is the son of Princeton football head coach Bob Surace. In his 11 seasons at Princeton, the Tigers have finished atop the Ivy League on three occasions.

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Check out what A.J. Surace had to say about the offer from Rutgers football, his performance at camp and what programs he is planning on visiting this summer.

Michigan State football offers 2024 QB A.J. Surace of Trenton, N.J.

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to 2024 quarterback A.J. Surace of Trenton, N.J.

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Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to 2024 quarterback A.J. Surace of Trenton, N.J.

Surace — who is the son of Princeton football head coach Bob Surace — announced the scholarship offer from the Spartans on Twitter on Monday. Michigan State was the first school to extend him an offer based on his tweet.

Surace is yet to be ranked on 247Sports, and is listed at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds.

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