It is no secret that Nebraska Cornhuskers QB Dylan Raiola is a big Kansas City Chiefs fan, and he idolizes Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. With their Week 1 matchup against Cincinnati, Raiola finally gets to play at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs’ home stadium, and nobody is more excited for him than his sister, Taylor, who took to her Instagram Stories to pen a heartfelt message to her brother.
“and now you get to PLAY in this stadium!!! Happy game day Dylan boy!! Incredibly proud of you and the person you are!! Go Big Red!!!” she wrote on her story.
The opener at Arrowhead Stadium on August 28 will be the first challenge for Raiola and the Cornhuskers, as they aim to be one of the best teams in one of the most competitive conferences in the country, the Big Ten. The team is seen to be on an upward trajectory, with the Cornhuskers finally making their first bowl game since 2016 last year, and Raiola is aiming to do better this year.
Dylan Raiola has proven to be a big factor in Nebraska’s improvement last year, with the Cornhuskers being seen as a dark horse to enter the College Football Playoffs this year. Raiola himself is also being considered as a possible dark horse to win this year’s Heisman Trophy.
While Nebraska is seen as one of the biggest dark horses of the season, possibly surprising many should they qualify and win a bowl game, as well as qualify for the College Football Playoffs, they still have to win, and the first one to test this new Nebraska squad will be Cincinnati.
Brendan Sorsby and Cincinnati Predicted to Cause Dylan Raiola and Nebraska Some Problems
As for how well Dylan Raiola and Nebraska will do against Cincinnati, Brendan Sorsby and his squad are expected to cause the revamped Nebraska defense some problems coming into the game at Arrowhead. Sorsby will be the first one to test out Nebraska’s new defensive style under defensive coordinator John Butler.
The Bearcats have an elite passing game, ranked in the top 30 in the country in success rate. Not only that, Sorsby is also a very good runner as a quarterback, which means that should the Cornhuskers defense clamp down on the passing game, he could surprise them with his running game.
Despite this, Nebraska itself has a very good offense under Dana Holgorsen, who took over the offensive coordinator position last year. With all the hype surrounding Raiola, and with Holgorsen’s tactics, the Cornhuskers may prove too much for the Bearcats.
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