Dylan Raiola reacts to Matt Rhule's statement that he is pushing Nebraska's offense to reach his level

Nebraska Football QB Dylan Raiola meets with the media on Tuesday before the Uni I Gbr

Nebraska has started 2-0 and appears to be having its best season since 2016, when the Cornhuskers went 9-4. And much of the resurgence has been driven by freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola.

After a 28:10 victory over the rival Colorado in Week 2, Head Coach Matt Rhule discussed how the next steps to improving the offense will likely involve the rest of the group catching up to Raiola's advanced level. While the quarterback was certainly happy to receive the compliment from his coach, he revealed some of his reasons for his progress when asked about the evolution of his offense.

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“Yeah, I think it's just about continuing to step up,” Raiola said. “And as a quarterback, we understand in our room that that's the standard and I think that standard should be recognized but not celebrated. Just because that's what you expect from a quarterback room, which is to improve your team and, you know, I can do a better job of getting our guys on the same page as me. So I'm going to take some of that responsibility on myself. And I know our guys are going to step up and play a lot faster this week.”

And if Raiola can improve Nebraska's offense a bit or two more, things could get exciting in Lincoln in 2024.

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Nebraska is averaging 36 points per game after the two wins, and Raiola looked fresh and clean, completing 73.7% of his attempts (42 of 57) for 423 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in his first two games. The running game has also been strong, yielding more than 350 yards in two games.

Being at the heart of this offensive development – ​​and arguably driving it forward – is not something Raiola takes for granted as a newcomer, but as proof of why he has already had so much success, he expects further improvements from himself and his teammates.

“Yeah, I think it's cool,” Raiola said. “I think it's a blessing. But I also think we have to keep playing and we have a great offense. So we just have to keep going and keep pursuing our goal of playing more than 12 games.”