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Nebraska Football: 2027 Quarterback Recruit Schedules Second Visit, Compliments Dylan Raiola

Trae Taylor, a 2027 quarterback target for Nebraska football, announced on social media Sunday that he was scheduling a second visit to Lincoln after touring Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The four-star prospect from Illinois also had compliments of Dylan Raiola.

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2027 four-star quarterback Trae Taylor (right) with Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule (left) before the Rutgers game.
2027 four-star quarterback Trae Taylor (right) with Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule (left) before the Rutgers game. / @Qb6Trae on X
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Nebraska football's recruitment of future talent continues to impress recruits who visit Lincoln's Memorial Stadium.

After stopping by the home of the Huskers on Saturday in a home victory over Rutgers, Nebraska 2027 quarterback target Trae Taylor complimented the Huskers and added that he had quickly rescheduled a second visit to Lincoln.

Taylor will visit Nebraska when the Huskers facing another red-and-white conference foe as the they play their final home game of the regular season on Nov. 23, welcoming Wisconsin. The visit will come one week after Taylor stops by Illinois to see the Fighting Illini battle Michigan State on Nov. 16.

Taylor was complimentary of the Huskers, posting on his personal X page that he had "an amazing time," including a "great game, great food, and great people." He also received a scholarship offer from coach Matt Rhule at midfield during pregame of the Rutgers contest.

The four-star (Rivals) quarterback from Carmel Catholic High School north of Chicago added in his recruitment visit that he "liked the offensive style" run by coordinator Marcus Satterfield, and was excited to return to Lincoln to take "a closer look." Rivals has the quarterback rated as the No. 33 overall player in the nation for the Class of 2027. Taylor has 25 scholarship offers, including powerhouse programs Miami, Michigan, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Taylorwas also complimentary of Dylan Raiola during his time in Lincoln on Saturday. Taylor posted online that the first-year starter was "cool to hang out with a bit" and he "hoped to get to pick his brain a bit on a few things." Taylor continued that he was impressed from what he saw from the Nebraska coaching staff.

Nebraska has received one commitment in the quarterback room for the class of 2026 in Raiola's younger brother Dayton, and could still have a other quarterbacks on the roster from the class of 2024. Raiola and backup quarterback Daniel Kaelin from Bellevue, Neb., would still have eligibility remaining by the time any class of 2027 recruit enrolld in Lincoln.

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Austin Jacobsen
AUSTIN JACOBSEN

Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.

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