Nebraska coach Matt Rhule: QB Dylan Raiola 'might have taken the simple manner out' and entered switch portal

[ad_1] In accordance with Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, QB Dylan Raiola was a scorching commodity amongst different faculties this offseason.

In a Tuesday look on the Jim Rome Present, Rhule stated that “everybody” reached out to Raiola after his freshman season with the Huskers. These inquiries might have been a cause why Raiola posted to social media in December that he was “all-in” at Nebraska.

“He's in such place,” Rhule stated of Raiola. “He’s received so many eyes on him. He’s received the load and strain of a complete fanbase — a complete state — of a blue blood like Nebraska. First 12 months, you are available, to me, if you happen to’re a big-time recruit, it’s about studying the best way to deal with the strain. Studying the best way to deal with the irritating moments. I feel he did that actually nicely. Highs and lows. He completed the 12 months on an actual uptick.”

“And everybody reached out to him. He might have taken the simple manner out and left and gone into the portal and gone to someplace the place he might begin over the place he doesn’t need to do as a lot himself. However he selected to stay it out and struggle. He got here again and I’ve been excited to see the place he’s at.”

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Raiola was the highest professional model QB within the class of 2024 and the No. 2 prospect within the state of Georgia. He initially dedicated to Georgia however flipped and signed with Nebraska in December of 2023 to play on the identical faculty the place his father Dominic and uncle Donovan have been offensive linemen. He was additionally the highest-ranked recruit to signal for Nebraska in not less than 20 years.

Raiola began straight away for the Huskers in 2024 and confirmed flashes in his first season. Over 13 video games, he was 275-of-410 passing for two,819 yards with 13 TDs and 11 interceptions. After three multi-TD video games over the primary 4 video games of his faculty profession, Raiola threw simply 5 landing passes over 9 video games the remainder of the season.