Nebraska announced Dana Holgorsen as its offensive coordinator on Monday. Coach Matt Rhule held a press conference on Monday to discuss the impact this would have on the program. He was specifically asked about quarterback Dylan Raiola.
The freshman had a hot start to the season but has struggled a bit since then. He has recorded 1.921 passing yards, ten touchdowns, and eight interceptions. He has struggled in his last five games, as he has two touchdowns and six interceptions.
Raiola may get a bit of a reset with Holgorsen’s playcalling. Rhule discussed the quarterback’s reaction to the change during the press conference.
“Dylan trusts me and trusts the program. He just took it as ‘hey what are we doing today.’ He’s trying to get his back healthy. All the guys had a really positive reaction to it. It goes back to what I said last week, players need to play, players need to go make plays. If you watch on Saturdays, players have to go make plays. Dana (Holgorsen) and the staff will give the players the best opportunity to go make plays so we need the guys to make them. The whole play calling thing, we’ve tried to handle that, now go make some plays. Football is a game where players win games. We’ve got good players, we expect them to go win some games.”
The Huskers’ offense may take a slightly different look in the near future as they look to find something that can move Raiola and the unit in the right direction. It will be interesting to see how the offense functions as they take on the USC Trojans this coming Saturday. The kickoff time for the game is set for 3:00 p.m. CT and can be seen on Fox.
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