During his sophomore season at Burleson High School, Raiola passed for 3,341 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions, while also rushing for 9 touchdowns.[2] After the season, Raiola transferred to Chandler High School in Arizona, where during his junior season, he passed for 2,435 yards, 22 touchdowns, and had 5 interceptions.[3][4] Raiola transferred to Buford High School (Georgia) for his senior season.[5]
Raiola was an consensus top 10 recruit in the 2024 class by the major recruiting services.[5] In May 2022, Raiola committed to play at Ohio State,[1][2] but in December he decided to reopen his recruitment.[4] In January 2023, Raiola announced his top four schools, which were Georgia, Nebraska, Oregon, and USC,[6] and ultimately announced that he committed to Georgia on May 15.[7][8] On December 18, 2023, Raiola flipped his commitment from Georgia to Nebraska. On December 20, Raiola officially signed with Nebraska.