Five-star Dylan Raiola flipped his commitment to Nebraska from Georgia ahead of National Signing Day in December. Raiola has plenty of connections to the Cornhuskers, including his uncle (Donovan) currently serving as the offensive line coach.
Raiola’s father, Dominic, joined Adam Gorney of Rivals to discuss his son’s recruitment and shared a story about how ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit encouraged Dylan to flip his commitment to Nebraska.
“When he (Herbstreit) saw the smoke about Dylan entertaining Nebraska, he called me. He said, ‘Dude, is this true? He’s got to do it.’ His affinity for Nebraska, for a guy like that, to tell me and get behind me… I knew he needed to do it,” Raiola said. “But I wasn’t going to sit here and say ‘You need to go change that place or be a part of the change of that place.’ So when Kirk told me that … I’ve had other coaches reach out to me and say the place is special. Coach Rhule is a special leader.”
Below are Raiola’s comments about Herbstreit and Dylan’s flip to Nebraska.