It didn’t take long on Saturday for Nebraska football fans to see what Dylan Raiola can bring. On his first drive in the spring game, he went 4-for-4 for 40 yards and a touchdown pass.
Raiola did have an interception on his second drive. A slant pass bounced off the hands of a receiver, but Dylan responded with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Lloyd to get the red team back on the board.
@RaiolaDylan droppin' dimes early in Lincoln.#GBR | @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/Z4rVnmEkgM
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) April 27, 2024
“He was in control, in command,” Matt Rhule said on the BTN broadcast. “You see Dylan’s rhythm out there. Nothing’s too big (for him). Bad plays are going to happen but he’s doing a nice job out there.”
HOUSE CALL @RaiolaDylan ➡️ @LloydJaylen
and yes, bro was triple jumping in the end zone #GBR | @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/8ehr5lPVoA
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) April 27, 2024
You don’t want to see a turnover, but Raiola responded perfectly. Heinrich Haarberg also had a solid first half. The Huskers went three-and-out on the first drive but threw a 41-yard touchdown pass on a go route to Jacory Barney. The freshman wideout also put the Huskers in scoring position with a kickoff return too.
OK RICKY.@HKHaarberg10 finds @jbarney21_ for a 41-yard score.#GBR | @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/AOX6IbwmSl
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) April 27, 2024
Dante Dowdell got the first rushing touchdown of the day. The transfer from Oregon also did some nice work in the passing game. Emmett Johnson flashed too but Dowdell caught 4-5 passes and ripped off a 49-yard touchdown run in the second half, displaying just tremendous vision.
✌️@DanteDowdell houses it for a 49-yard score.#GBR | @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/ASN6yXaxGP
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) April 27, 2024
Dylan Raiola threw a dart for the 2-point play, giving the White team a 22-21 lead. After two misses, Tristan Alvano did make a long field goal to make it 25-21 White.
@AlvanoTristan | @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/aIIar1HkcA
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) April 27, 2024
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