Colton Nussmeier’s path has taken another turn, and this time it lands him in Louisiana.
The four-star Georgia quarterback commit has transferred to Archbishop Rummel after his plan to play at Denton Ryan in Texas was blocked by an eligibility ruling from the University Interscholastic League. The move gives Rummel a major arm heading into the 2026 season.
Lenny Vangilder of Crescent City Sports first reported the transfer. Nussmeier had previously announced a move from Flower Mound Marcus to Denton Ryan, but the UIL ruled he was ineligible after determining the transfer was made for athletic purposes. The UIL later voted 4-1 to uphold that decision.
A report from Charles Baggarly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said the District Executive Committee was tied 3-3 on the case, and the final call came down to Nussmeier’s former coach at Flower Mound Marcus, who said the move was for athletic purposes.
At Archbishop Rummel, eligibility should not be a problem. Nussmeier’s father, Doug, is the offensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints.
The 6-foot-3 1/2, 195-pound lefty is the younger brother of former LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, who is entering his rookie year with the Kansas City Chiefs. Colton Nussmeier is rated by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 12 quarterback and No. 199 overall prospect in the Class of 2027.
He arrives with real production on his résumé. As a junior at Flower Mound Marcus, Nussmeier threw for nearly 1,400 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight games during an injury-shortened season, while also averaging 6.2 yards per carry on the ground. As a sophomore, he passed for 2,000 yards and completed 60% of his throws for a Flower Mound Marcus team that finished 6-4.
Rummel will be a very different setting than the Texas school scene Nussmeier just left. The school has an enrollment of close to 700 students in grades eight through 12 and is an all-boys school. Under the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s 2x-multiplier for single-gender schools, the Raiders compete in the largest classification, 5A, with about 1,400 students.
The Raiders went 8-5 in 2025 and reached the quarterfinals of the Division I select playoffs, the bracket for private and magnet schools. They beat District 9-5A rival Holy Cross 24-3 in the regular season and 24-0 in the postseason opener, then knocked off No.
6 Tioga 45-21 in the second round before falling 35-10 to No. 3 St.
Augustine in the quarterfinals.
District 9-5A, better known as the Catholic League, is one of the toughest groups in Louisiana, with defending state champion Edna Karr, John Curtis Christian, Holy Cross and St. Augustine all in the mix.
If Nussmeier takes the field for Rummel, his debut could come in one of Louisiana’s biggest opening-week matchups, when Archbishop Rummel visits University Lab. That game is also expected to feature another headline transfer quarterback in Knox Kiffin, the son of LSU coach Lane Kiffin.
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