Sep. 19—I didn’t want to jump the gun last week and talk about Nebraska “too soon,” so to speak. But, what the heck. Let’s talk Cornhuskers.
Dylan Raiola is emulating Patrick Mahomes in his pregame work and he has the haircut to match. This isn’t anything new in the sports world. We’ve all tried to play like our favorite athlete at some point in our lives. Raiola — the Huskers quarterback — is just doing it on the college football stage.
The young freshman sensation is getting notice just three games into his collegiate career.
Nebraska is playing well as a whole and this was all the program was missing over the last few seasons. It had a good defense and good coaching. It just needed a quarterback to keep the offense in rhythm.
The defense is playing well only allowing 20 points in three games. That’s less than 7 per game. The offense is doing a job at 102 total points and an average of 34 ppg.
Now, that plus-27 scoring margin per game is thanks to playing some low-end competition teams like Texas-El Paso, Colorado and Northern Iowa but, this team is good and will prove it on Friday night against Illinois.
Nebraska comes in at No. 22 and Illinois at No. 24. Nebraska is at home and will have a chance to prove itself here. If the Cornhuskers win, I will go on a limb and say they will be 7-0 on Oct. 26 when they meet the currently third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus.
Here are my Week 4 picks:
FRIDAY
No. 24 Illinois (3-0) at No. 22 Nebraska (3-0): It’s going to be a good game. Illinois defeated Kansas in Week 2 for a solid win — better than any win Nebraska has. But winning on the road against a team I think is better overall than KU will be tough. Nebraska wins a close game behind its defense.
SATURDAY (11 a.m. games)
No. 3 Ohio State (2-0) vs. Marshall (1-1): If you’re an Ohio State fan, you can finish up…
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Publish date : 2024-09-19 22:31:00
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