Sources: Huskers’ Raiola anticipated to face USC

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 4, 2024, 01:39 PM ET

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College Football Senior Citizen Writer for ESPN. Expert for College Gameday.Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola is anticipated to be back for the Cornhuskers’next game, sources told ESPN, after he left Saturday’s game against UCLA in the fourth quarter with a back issue.Sources told ESPN that scans of Raiola’s back returned clear,

which implies he’s on track to return for Nebraska’s game at USC on Nov. 16. The Cornhuskers have a bye this week.Raiola left the game against the Bruins in the 4th quarter after getting struck on a quarterback run. He tried to reenter 2 plays later however hobbled from the huddle back to the sideline holding his back. He then fell down on the field and said later on that his back “secured on me”after getting hit”in the incorrect spot.” Nebraska is 5-4 after starting the season 5-1, and Raiola’s health will be a crucial factor in possibly clinching

bowl eligibility down the stretch. Nebraska hasn’t played in a championship game since the 2016 season, the longest drought of any power conference group. The Huskers surface at USC, home versus Wisconsin and at Iowa.Raiola was ESPN’s No. 11 total hire for the class of 2024 and the No. 1 pocket passer. He has 10 goal passes and eight interceptions on the season. He has actually played unevenly just recently after an appealing start; in Nebraska’s previous 4 games, he has one goal and 6 interceptions. For the season, he has completed 64.7%of his passes for 1,921 yards.Nebraska’s next opponent, USC (4-5, 2-5 ), will likewise be coming off a bye and remains in 15th location in the 18-team Huge Ten.