Nebraska is about to fireplace assistant coach Donovan Raiola, per Rivals’ Greg Smith and On3’s Pete Nakos. He’s been the offensive line coach for the Cornhuskers since 2022, and he’s additionally the uncle of sophomore quarterback Dylan Raiola.
The transfer comes after there’s been rumblings of Dylan Railoa contemplating transferring away from Lincoln. Earlier in November, coach Matt Rhule acknowledged he has no information of something that will lead him to imagine that concept, which got here from an earlier report from CBS Sports activities that there was “doubt” concerning the quarterback’s future with the Cornhuskers.
“I haven’t seen that report,” Rhule stated. “I haven’t seen that, so I don’t know something about that. I might by no means rise up right here and discuss a participant. I like Dylan like I like all my guys. He’s in there doing therapy proper now. So I don’t learn about that.”
A former five-star recruit, Raiola was within the midst his second season at Nebraska when he suffered a damaged fibula on Nov. 1 towards USC, which led to him being thought-about out for the rest of 2025.
Previous to his damage, Raiola had thrown for two,000 yards and 18 touchdowns to 6 interceptions this season. Total in his profession as a Cornhusker, he has recorded 4,819 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions throughout 22 video games.
Furthermore, Raiola performed highschool soccer at Buford (GA) and initially dedicated to remain in state and play at Georgia. Nevertheless, he later flipped his dedication to Nebraska, the place his father, Dominic, performed middle from 1997-2000.
The report from CBS Sports activities additionally famous that Dayton Raiola, who’s Dylan’s youthful brother, just lately decommitted from Nebraska. He additionally performs quarterback and is a three-star prospect for the 2026 cycle. Within the meantime, it appears Raiola is targeted on recovering from his damage. He had surgical procedure continues to be on the mend, eyeing a return to the sector for 2026.
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Beforehand, Matt Rhule spoke on how Dylan Raiola has been dealing with the rehab course of along with his damage. The coach touched extra on the psychological facet, and the way he has been a assist guiding the QB by these challenges.
“I simply maintain encouraging him. I’m like, ‘Hey, journal, bro.’ Simply write down every part proper down,” Rhule stated. “I feel it’s top-of-the-line issues males can do, is to simply write down day-after-day how they’re feeling. What they’re going by, what they’ve discovered within the good instances and within the dangerous.
“After I informed the group I used to be staying, I learn off just like the journal from the day I obtained fired in Carolina, what I believed was my darkest second. (It was) simply the best way I felt. So you possibly can’t be the competitor that he’s and never have some powerful days. On the similar time, it’s an unbelievable alternative for him to see soccer from one other standpoint.”
— On3’s Chandler Vessels contributed to this text.
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