Huskers OC Marcus Satterfield pleased with Dylan Raiola’s progress

Marcus Satterfield will be entering his second season in as many years with a new Huskers quarterback.

Nebraska football offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield had high praise for quarterback Dylan Raiola when speaking to the Big Ten Network earlier this week.

Satterfield is in his second season running the Huskers’ offense. Last season, the offense ranked ninth in Big Ten total offense with 312.8 yards per game, including 13th with 135.9 passing yards per contest. However, they did produce on the ground, as they ranked second in the conference with 176.8 rushing yards per game.

Now, Satterfield has several new playmakers on the offense, headlined by freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola. The offensive coordinator praised Raiola during his interview with Big Ten reporters earlier this week.

“I mean he’s very mature when you talk to him, you would think he was in his early 20’s. He’s super competitive and he grinds at the game to the point where you have to pull him away sometimes and tell him to go be a kid. He stays up all night rewriting the playcalls. It’s just fun to watch him. He’s trying to be the best version of him, and since he got here, Christmas, he’s really just kept taking step after step after step after step, and we like where he is and all the quarterbacks are.”

Raiola will upgrade a quarterback room plagued by inconsistencies and injuries last season. The wide receiver room received additional talent as well, headlined by transfers Isaiah Neyor and Jahmal Banks. Satterfield will certainly have more talent to work with in what is a pivotal year for him and the program.

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