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Texas 4-star QB Marcos Davila picks Purdue over 23 other offers

Midland Legacy (Texas) four-star quarterback Marcos Davila announces commitment to Purdue.

The Purdue Boilermakers have found their quarterback for the 2024 recruiting cycle.

On Monday, Midland (Texas) four-star QB Marcos Davila announced his commitment to Purdue on Twitter.

Davila had offers from 23 other programs, including TCU, Colorado and Miami. As to why he picked Purdue? Davila’s recent comments to Nick Harris at Rivals about head coach Graham Harrell are a solid clue.

“Just his character… He’s been really great to me and my family. I feel like he’s one of the most honest recruiters I talk to. He shows me a lot of love all the time.”

Davila also credited the opportunity that he will have to play at Purdue.

Going by the composite rankings, Davila (6-foot-3, 217 pounds) is ranked No. 20 among quarterbacks in his class, No. 52 overall in Texas and No. 315 nationally.

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Which 2024 quarterbacks should be on Ohio State’s board after Dylan Raiola decommitment?

Back to square one with Buckeye quarterback recruiting #GoBucks

This wasn’t the news that Buckeye fans wanted to see. Five-star quarterback [autotag]Dylan Raiola[/autotag], the No. 1 player in the 2024 class,  decommitted from the program on Saturday. The smoke began Friday when the Arizona star scrubbed his social media of all things Ohio State.

This hurts on multiple levels, but the silver lining is the 2024 class is more than a year away from its early signing period, so [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] has plenty of time to find a replacement for Raiola. Yes, the Buckeyes will not be able to upgrade, but there are plenty of big-time quarterbacks that will consider the Buckeyes.

Since they held the commitment from Raiola, there weren’t many other offers out to quarterback in the class. Two of the four have already committed elsewhere. The third, [autotag]Jadyn Davis[/autotag], is trending to our rival, Michigan. Most likely Raiola will not return to the class, so it’s back to square one. Here are a few targets the Buckeyes should focus their efforts on.

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Rutgers football offers a pair of quarterbacks over the weekend

Rutgers football offers Tucker McDonald and Marcos Davila over the weekend.

Quarterbacks Tucker McDonald and Marcos Davila pulled down offers from Rutgers football over the past 48 hours. The Big Ten program is clearly upping their search for quarterbacks in the next two recruiting cycles.

Last year, Rutgers landed four-star quarterback Gavin Wimsatt, the top player in Kentucky and one of the top quarterback recruits in the nation. Wimsatt enrolled early at Rutgers, playing three games of high school football before joining his college program.

He played in four games last season including the entirety of the second half in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest.

As for both quarterbacks, each one has some good skills that can translate to the Rutgers offense.

McDonald, a class of 2023 quarterback, is coming off a strong season at Wachusett Regional High School (Holden, MA). He is 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds with a good arm, good accuracy and some impressive footwork.

He also plays lacrosse. His only other Power Five offer is from Boston College.

 

As for Davila, he is a rising junior at Midland Legacy High School (Midland, TX). He threw for 2,718 passing yards last season with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

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He is a three-star according to 247Sports who holds offers from Baylor, Indiana, Kansas and Pittsburgh in addition to his recent offer from Rutgers.

Davila moves well in the pocket and feels the pressure well. His film backs up why Rutgers offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson offered the prospect.

 

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