BOULDER — Coach Prime’s lined up against the best quarterbacks of his generation. He’s raised arguably the top QB in the 2025 NFL draft class in son Shedeur Sanders.
And when it comes to Nebraska’s freshman signal-caller Dylan Raiola, Deion Sanders doesn’t just like what he’s seen. He’s loved it.
“The kid made some darn good throws,” the second-year CU coach said of Raiola, who threw for 238 yards and two scores in a 40-7 win over UTEP in the latter’s collegiate debut last Saturday. “I love what he showed in his first college game ever. I love what he showed.”
Raiola, the nation’s No. 3 QB recruit for the class of ’24 per 247Sports.com’s composite rankings, received at least 28 FBS offers — including one from CU. The 6-foot-3 teen ultimately chose the Cornhuskers, where he’s the latest in a Big Red family legacy. Father, Dominick, played center for Nebraska from 1997-2000, while uncle Donovan is the Huskers’ current offensive line coach.
The Big Red signal-caller completed 19 of 27 throws this past weekend against the Miners, including a 59-yard score to Isaiah Neyor.
“You attack weakness,” Sanders said of Raiola. “I don’t know if you attack inexperience. If that’s a weakness, so be it. But the kid made some darn good throws, made some pretty good plays.”
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