Ivy League teams keying in on 2024 QB Nick Rubino with ACC interest building
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG
After three years of playing for Miami’s Ransom Everglades, Nick Rubino made the move to Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallington) in Connecticut to spin it for the Wild Boars. The understanding of the game, footwork, and Saturday arm has attracted a regional crowd. Ivy League programs are all over Rubino with the recruiting process heating up this spring in the Northeast.
Ivy League programs dominate Rubino’s offer sheet with teams like Princeton, Penn, Columbia, UMass, and Bryant extending scholarship opportunities, but some ACC teams are among the staffs catching onto his abilities.
“I have talked to a bunch of schools,” Rubino said. “It comes and goes with recruiting; it is a process. I have been talking to Ivy League teams most consistently. Holy Cross and I talked to for a while, Duke, Wake Forest, UConn, and a few more I can’t think of right now.”
In addition to the schools Rubino mentioned, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, Temple, Memphis, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Georgia Town, Maine, Villanova, Stanford, and William & Mary are a just a few of the teams that have shown interest.
The teams in the region have benefited from Rubino being in Connecticut.
“I have been to Penn, Princeton, UConn in the fall for a game, Columbia, Harvard, and Yale,” Rubino stated.
Rubino broke down three of his recent Ivy League visits.
Princeton: “It was good. They offered me during the visit. I have been talking to them for quite some time now, since around June of last summer. I love their staff. Their QB coach (Mark Rosenbaum) is always reaching out. I am interested in their program. Princeton is a high academic school; I take that into account. I love what their program has to offer, and their style of play on the field.”
Penn: “Penn has a different kind of vibe being in Philadelphia. The social life there is intriguing. Wharton is one of the top business schools in the country. They are always reaching out. They like my style of play. I am looking forward to relating more with them. I really liked the visit.”
Harvard: “Harvard was a good visit. With Ivy League teams, they are all high academics. Harvard stood out being in the Cambridge area. Being next to Boston is a selling point. The campus is beautiful. Harvard is Harvard, they have that edge on all of them. I went to a spring practice, everyone looked in sync. They run a good program there.”
Once the baseball season is over for Rubino, college teams will start flowing to Choate to see the 2024 prospect throw. Rubino was asked what he wants to showcase, and which parts of his game are overlooked.
“I feel like coming into the process late as quarterback, I am overlooked, especially with the stars,” Rubino said. “When I compete at camps, I feel that I am as good if not better than the other quarterbacks there especially with my arm strength, mobility, and knowledge of the game. I am confident that I can play at high end program, I hope coaches recognize that and do not overlook it.”
Rubino will be busy this summer throwing for college coaches at various camps:
May 28 – UConn
June 4 – Vanderbilt
June 6 – Virginia
June 7 – North Carolina
June 8 – Duke (tentative)
June 10-11 – M2 QB Showdown (Easton, MA)
June 11 – Boston College
June 13 – Northwestern
June 14 – Michigan
June 15 – Notre Dame
June 16 – Best of NE Camp (Springfield, MA)
June 22 – Stanford
June 23 – USC
June 26-29 – Choate Camp at Yale