When quarterback Dylan Raiola flipped his dedication from Georgia to Nebraska, it appeared to mark the beginning of a brand new period for Cornhuskers soccer.
In spite of everything, Raiola was the No. 2 quarterback recruit within the 2024 class, per 247Sports, in addition to the No. 7 recruit general. The truth that he selected Nebraska over the championship program Kirby Good has constructed at Georgia was a significant recruiting milestone for Huskers head coach Matt Rhule. By no means thoughts the truth that Raiola’s father, Dominic Raiola, was a two-time All-Massive 12 choice who received the Rimington Trophy (given to the nation’s greatest offensive lineman) in 2000 with the Huskers. The youthful Raiola was blazing his personal path, and he might have simply stayed with UGA.
He selected Lincoln, although, and Huskers followers are hopeful that he might be this system’s “savior” of types, not less than on the quarterback place.
Up to now, it sounds so good — not less than when it comes to the match.
“Nebraska is a particular place. It’s all the time been like that,” Raiola informed the media on Thursday (h/t On3). “I by no means take it with no consideration how good our followers are. I attempt to be round my guys as a lot as potential. Take them out to go eat. Play ‘Madden.’ It’s been good. I really like dwelling right here. Not loads of distractions, loads of ball and being round your guys.”
The recruiting hype in addition to the feel-good vibes need to translate onto the sector for each Raiola and the Huskers, nevertheless it’s value noting that his head coach appears to be instilling a wholesome perspective into his younger quarterback.
“I informed Dylan the second he obtained right here, ‘Don’t fear about being the five-star quarterback. Don’t fear about being all this stuff. Expectation weighs us down. Simply play ball,’” Rhule mentioned earlier within the spring.
Raiola will get his first shot to play ball (form of) in a number of weeks throughout Nebraska’s annual Crimson-White spring sport on April 27.
