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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses on the lead in the 2024 recruiting cycle, which changed hands again this week.

Michigan had been on top, but the recent arrival of QB1 Dylan Raiola, plus a few more three- and four-star commitments this past week, put Georgia at No. 1 nationally.

Going by the 247Sports composite rankings, the Bulldogs’ class of 2024 is now at 270.65 points, more than 20 points ahead of the second-ranked Wolverines (250.12). It will take a lot of work to recover that lead for Jim Harbaugh and the rest of his program. Adding a couple of blue-chip prospects would certainly make a difference, though.

Also included are Colorado’s pair of 2025 offers, four-star ATH Jadan Baugh’s commitment to Arkansas and more football recruiting news from around the USA TODAY Sports college wires.

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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses on the most important position in the game, with three recruits who could soon be making a massive impact at the highest level of college competition.

Starting in Athens, Georgia, the reigning kings of NCAA football pulled off a stunning victory this week. On Monday, the No. 1 quarterback and top-overall recruit in the class of 2024 – Pinnacle (Arizona) QB Dylan Raiola – announced his commitment to the Bulldogs.

The best name they could hope to bring in is five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, who is committed to Ohio State, where Raiola had once been committed. If he can be convinced to follow Raiola, the Bulldogs will soon get No. 1 talents at the two most-critical offensive positions in the modern game.

Also included are Kentucky’s commitment from four-star QB Cutter Boley, Alabama’s offer to five-star QB Bryce Underwood and more football recruiting news from around the USA TODAY Sports college wires.

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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses on Belleville (Michigan) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, who is the No. 1 QB prospect in the class of 2025 and ranks third nationally.

It appears that Underwood’s recruitment might be becoming a battle between two of the most bitter rivals in college football: the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines. Naturally, that rivalry has spilled over into the recruiting race, where the Wolverines and Buckeyes rank first and second respectively in the 2024 cycle.

Obviously, landing a rare talent like Underwood at the game’s most-important position would be a massive win for one Big Ten power over the other. Last weekend, Underwood visited the Ohio State campus after participating in the Under Armour All-American Camp Series in Columbus.

Also included are the Oregon Ducks as the favorite to land massive top-three offensive tackle, along with five-star wide receiver Cam Coleman locking in visits to a pair of Tigers: LSU and Clemson. And, of course, included is a whip-around of the College Wires sites for the latest stories.

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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish‘s domination of the 2024 recruiting cycle over the last eight days after picking up four big-time recruits. He also discusses a former Ohio State Buckeyes commit who is trending toward the Georgia Bulldogs as well as the lagging Texas Longhorns‘ five latest offers. He then wraps things up with a whip-around from the College Wires network.

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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses brings 13 college football recruiting stories to the table, starting with a few quick notes on five college football programs that stood out this week in the 2024 recruiting race. 

He then goes on to College Sports Wire’s evaluation of each first-round selection as college recruits, followed by some Wolverines–Buckeyes trash talk as well as Florida football’s recent visit with their five-star quarterback recruit. Wash that down with several other stories and you have this week’s edition of Weaver’s roundup.

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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses on the Florida Gators’ commitment from five-star safety Xavier Filsaime out of McKinney (Texas) in the 2024 recruiting cycle. Filsaime had offers from 32 other programs, including Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ole Miss and Pitt.

Also on the docket are the schools pushing for former Miami standout and retired NFL running back Willis McGahee’s son, including the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Four-star defensive lineman Malik Blocton also named top 10 schools, which features Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Clemson, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina.

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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses on the TCU Horned Toads, who made it all the way to the national championship this past season, only to get blown out by Georgia. If they intend to return to the big stage, they must retool at several key positions this offseason. With starting quarterback Max Duggan having declared for the 2023 NFL draft, they’ll definitely need to include a QB on the list. Help is on the way, though.

On Thursday, Aledo (Texas) three-star quarterback Hauss Hajny announced his commitment to the Horned Frogs.

Hejny (5-foot-11-inches, 185 pounds) also had offers from Duke, Austin Peay, Baylor, Cal, Campbell, Houston, Nebraska, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Utah, UTSA and West Virginia.

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USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

This week, USA TODAY High School Sports writer Tim Weaver focuses on the previously top remaining undecided recruit in the class of 2023 and his heralded decision. After months of speculation and anticipation, Pinnacle (Arizona) five-star tight end prospect Duce Robinson announced his commitment to the USC Trojans. Robinson did it by sharing a slick and touching video on social media.

The 6-foot-6-inch, 225-pound multi-sport athlete has drawn comparisons to Ravens Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews and was extremely popular as a recruit. He had offers from 28 other schools, with Georgia and Texas being the other top contenders for his commitment.

Robinson told ESPN that USC made the most sense for him.

“It kind of just felt like whichever one made the most sense, kind of came down to those three schools between Georgia, USC and Texas, I had great relationships with all those staffs and I’ve been talking to all those staffs for multiple years now. But at the end of the day, we kind of just had to sit down and discuss the school that was going to make the most the most sense to us.”

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