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Dia Bell is the son of former NBA star Raja Bell, and while he does star on his high school basketball team, he's made a name for himself as an elite quarterback. “My dad always encouraged me to play all sports so I could figure out what I liked the best,” Bell told Sports Illustrated. “I played soccer, baseball, tennis, basketball and football when I was younger. My dad said that he would support me in whatever my passion was. Sports or not." Football became his passion, though, especially after he threw for 1,929 yards and 20 touchdowns during his sophomore year of high school. "I always liked both football and basketball growing up. My family are big football fans. My grandfather played wide receiver in college and worked in the athletic department at the University of Miami when they were winning national championships. I put on pads for the first time when I was in third grade, and I’ve been hooked ever since.”

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The Texas Longhorns wrapped up the 2026 summer recruiting window with significant wins across multiple positions, filling key roster needs on both

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Inside Texas Football Recruiting

How can Texas improve its summer 2026 recruiting grades?

After signing the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation for 2025, Steve Sarkisian and the Horns are back at this summer for the 2026 class. Here's how

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Summer Grades: Inside Texas grades Horns 2026 recruiting efforts in June and July

The Small Stuff is the semi-regular recruiting refresher on all things Ohio State football from Jeremy Birmingham on Lettermen Row. This is where

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Lettermen Row Football Recruiting

The Room: Ohio State quarterbacks planning for the future

FRISCO, Texas — Texas Longhorns 2026 wide receiver commit Kohen Brown, a standout from Waxahachie, Texas, continues to prove why he’s one of the

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Texas WR Commit Kohen Brown Refines Skills at Elite Performance Training Center

Both Steve Sarkisian and Mike Elko said recently at the Texas High School Coaches Association convention that their main focus is in-state

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Rivals Football Recruiting

Teams other than Texas and Texas A&M recruiting the state more

The 2025 high school football season will be getting underway in less than six weeks, which means it’s officially preview season. Rivals is breaking

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Prediction: American Heritage (Fla.) falls short of 4A title

There’s little argument as to what the top high school football states are across the country, and Florida is among the 'Big 3' every year. The

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Top Florida recruits in the updated 2026 Rivals Industry Rankings

In college football, rivalries between top programs often extend beyond the field and into recruiting. These intense battles for top prospects

Steve Sarkisian and Kirby Smart make up the SEC's best recruiting rivalry.

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Georgia-Texas is the hottest recruiting rivalry in the SEC

Texas has without a doubt expanded its recruiting reach nationally. From California to North Carolina, the Longhorns are looking all over the country

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How talented is the state of Texas in 2026 and 2027 compared to years past?

Quarterback is arguably the most important individual position in any sport. Whether you're talking about the NFL or a Pop Warner squad, exceptional

Impact high school football quarterbacks Dia Bell, Ryder Lyons and Luke Fahey.

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25 high school QBs that will make the biggest impact this season

Just when everyone thought the sky was falling, Coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff reminded Longhorn Nation: don’t panic. Just like in every other

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Texas is the Only Program with Three No. 1 Recruits at Their Position in the 2026 Class

Steve Sarkisian is sitting pretty.  The Texas coach boasts a top-six recruiting class, arguably the best team in college football led by quarterback

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Texas recruiting reaches across SEC country to Longhorns' benefit

The high school football season will be underway in less than five weeks and every program around the country enters the fall facing some kind of

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Burning high school football questions for all 50 states

The 2026 cycle is stacked with elite talent at the quarterback position. On Monday, the initial Rivals300 rankings were released, tabbing nine QBs as

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Top quarterbacks in the initial 2026 Rivals300 rankings

The initial Rivals300 was released on Monday morning, and to no surprise, SEC commits are littered throughout the updated rankings.  One third of the

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Top SEC commits in the initial 2026 Rivals300 rankings

After missing out on some key targets to begin the month, Texas picked up an absolutely massive win on the recruiting trail Tuesday, as Lawrenceville

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Texas has Top-10 recruiting class after landing third 5-star

Texas has Rivals No. 14 ranked recruiting class headlined by a pair of five-stars in Dia Bell and Richard Wesley.  And Steve Sarkisian and the

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Intel: Texas trending for No. 1 LB, picking up steam with three more elite prospects as well

The Rivals300 update is out, and Texas 2026 quarterback commit Dia Bell continues to shine. The Longhorns pledge has officially been named the No. 1

Five-Star Texas Commit Dia Bell Named No. 1 QB, No. 2 Overall in Rivals300 for 2026

The latest Rivals300 recruiting rankings for the 2026 class are out and, as one would expect, the most talent-rich (and population-dense) states are

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States with the most recruits in the latest 2026 Rivals300 rankings

Rivals has released the initial 2026 Rivals300, its football prospect rankings for the 2026 recruiting cycle. The rankings release encapsulates

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The race for No. 1 in the 2026 Rivals300 is up for grabs

Rivals has released the initial 2026 Rivals300, its football prospect rankings for the 2026 recruiting cycle. This rankings release encapsulates

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Introducing the initial 2026 Rivals300 prospect rankings

Five-star Texas QB commit Dia Bell is now ranked as the No. 1 QB in the updated 2026 Rivals300 rankings. The Sunshine State QB is fresh off being

Texas commit Dia Bell claims No. 1 QB spot in Rivals rankings, eyes big-time recruits

Led by five-star quarterback Dia Bell, Texas has Rival’s No. 16 ranked recruiting class at this point in the summer but aim to go on another heater

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Texas trending for several coveted recruits, battling for other blue-chippers as well

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- It was a surprise to some that South Florida talent, Dia Bell, out of American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida,

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Texas Longhorns Football Recruiting

Five-star Texas QB commit Dia Bell performing at elite level after devastating injury

The 2025 high school football season won't kick off for more than a month, but it's never too early to throw out some predictions. In our case, we