One of the biggest names in the 2026 recruiting class has started booking visits across the country, but not in his backyard. It was reported by Adam Gorney of Rivals that quarterback Brady Smigiel of Newberry Park, CA (Less than 50 miles to LA Memorial Coliseum) has booked a trip to visit Florida State.
The 6’4″ 205 lbs sophomore has received offers from some of the country’s top programs but has yet to be offered by USC Football. The list of offerees, according to 247 Sports includes Oregon State, Colorado, Penn State, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Nebraska, UCLA (by Chip Kelly), and Ohio State.
Chip Kelly is now the offensive coordinator for the Ohio State University. OSU just made an offer to Smigiel on February 17th, after Kelly joined the coaching staff.
USC Football Shows No Interest in Top QB Recruit
Lincoln Riley emphasized recruiting as a top priority to “get it right” with USC football. He spoke of wanting to move away from the transfer portal and focus on developing in-house recruited talent. Smigiel visited USC in an unofficial capacity in 2022. This will be his third trip to Tallahassee including an FSU camp in 2021
According to On3, Oregon leads the way with a 30.8 percent chance of landing the QB. Oregon State is the first runner-up at 14 percent. Notre Dame, Michigan, and FSU are all bunched together with a 10 percent chance.
In 2023, Smigiel threw for 4222 and 52 touchdowns leading the Newberry Park Panthers to a record of 10-4 per Max Preps.
