Nebraska names promoted frosh Raiola starting QB

• Max Olson, ESPN

  • Staff WriterAug 21, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12
  • Joined ESPN in 2012
  • Graduate of the University of Nebraska

Nebraska has actually called promoted true freshman Dylan Raiola its beginning quarterback for its season opener against UTEP on Aug. 31.

Raiola, the No. 3 ranked quarterback and No. 11 total player in the 2024 ESPN 300, registered early with the Huskers and competed with junior Heinrich Haarberg and real freshman Daniel Kaelin for the starting task this offseason.The first-class boy of

All-America offending lineman Dominic Raiola and nephew of Nebraska offensive line coach Donovan Raiola, Dylan Raiola was the Huskers ‘highest-ranked high school hire considering that ESPN started tracking rankings in 2006. Editor’s Picks His decision to turn his dedication from Georgia

to Nebraska in December was an enormous recruiting success for coach Matt Rhule entering Year 2 after a 5-7 debut season.”I strongly think that Nebraska is in my blood,”Raiola informed ESPN after dedicating.” It’s a terrific opportunity to be part of something larger than myself. Nebraska is a special place.”The 6-foot-3, 230-pound passer tossed for almost 8,500 lawns

and 88 touchdowns throughout his high school career and played his senior year at Buford(Georgia)High School before enrolling early with the Huskers. In his spring game launching in April, Raiola tossed for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns on 16-of-22 passing.Nebraska finished last in the Big 10 in passing backyards (1,631) and interceptions(16)last season and played 3 quarterbacks in Haarberg, Jeff Sims and Chubba Purdy. Sims has actually considering that moved to Arizona State and Purdy is now at Nevada.The Huskers open at home versus a UTEP team led by first-year coach Scotty Walden before dealing with Colorado on Sept. 7.