Overview
- The District Executive Committee reached a 3-3 vote on June 16 that resulted in a ruling that Nussmeier cannot play in Texas for the 2026 high school season.
- The DEC cited the Prior Athletic Participation Form, which listed the transfer from Marcus High School in Flower Mound to Denton Ryan as being for athletic purposes, as the deciding evidence.
- Nussmeier, a June 5 Georgia football commit and Elite 11 participant, is a four-star prospect ranked by 247Sports and missed part of his junior year with a knee injury.
- The family may appeal to the University Interscholastic League; the UIL’s review can take several weeks and transfers labeled for athletic purposes are often barred under UIL rules.
- Similar recent cases in Texas show this ruling could force an out-of-state move or benching for a season, which would affect Nussmeier’s development and Georgia’s incoming quarterback group.