He walked through the bright lights, strobes and smoke and stared straight ahead as his teammates followed. His path was lined with fans clutching their phones to capture something special. He nodded his head and raised his right hand, gesturing to say bring it on.
Nebraska’s freshman phenom quarterback was out in front for the first Tunnel Walk of the season onto the Memorial Stadium turf, offering promise of a more thrilling future for the program.
Dominic Raiola, Dylan’s father and a former Cornhusker himself, was overwhelmed. From the team’s unity walk through campus to pregame warmups to the sheer number of fans in his son’s No. 15 jersey, it brought Dominic back to 1998, reliving all his firsts inside this historic stadium.
Freshman QB phenom Dylan Raiola followed family to Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb. — In his first college game at Nebraska, Dylan Raiola led the way.
He walked through the bright lights, strobes and smoke and stared straight ahead as his teammates followed. His path was lined with fans clutching their phones to capture something special. He nodded his head and raised his right hand, gesturing to say bring it on.
Nebraska’s freshman phenom quarterback was out in front for the first Tunnel Walk of the season onto the Memorial Stadium turf, offering promise of a more thrilling future for the program.
Dominic Raiola, Dylan’s father and a former Cornhusker himself, was overwhelmed. From the team’s unity walk through campus to pregame warmups to the sheer number of fans in his son’s No. 15 jersey, it brought Dominic back to 1998, reliving all his firsts inside this historic stadium.
“I know it’s more than 25 years later, but man, it’s so cool that he gets to experience this and make it his own,” Dominic told ESPN. “It’s a freaking special place, man. It’s not like everywhere else.”
