During an interview session with local media earlier this week, Nebraska linebacker Mikai Gbayor answered a series of questions about the challenge his unit will face when the Cornhuskers welcome Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders to Memorial Stadium for a highly anticipated rivalry game on Saturday night .
Gbayor, whose five tackles in a Week 1 win over UTEP were tied for the team high, handled the line of questioning fairly diplomatically. He said all the right things about Nebraska’s players remaining focused on themselves and their defensive keys regardless of who leads the opposing offense — in this case, one of the most talented quarterbacks in the country and a likely first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The only time Gbayor bristled was when a reporter asked if practicing against Nebraska’s own quarterback phenom, five-star freshman Dylan Raiola , has helped the defense prepare for someone of Shedeur Sanders’ ilk.
“You can’t compare Dylan and Shedeur Sanders,” Gbayor said. “Don’t do that. Dylan is a different man, the way he plays, the way he goes out there and attacks.”