Dylan Raiola has friends in high places.
The Nebraska football freshman led the Huskers to their first season-opening victory in five seasons, passing for 238 yards and two touchdowns aiding to a 40-7 win over UTEP. Raiola received acclaim for all angles of college football, including plenty of shout-outs from social media.
Three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes reposted a video of Raiola tossing his touchdown pass to Isaiah Neyor in the second quarter of Saturday’s win. Mahomes added the caption “Lil cuzzo!!”, a name he has referred to Raiola as in prior posts.
Lil cuzzo!! 💪🏽🎯 https://t.co/PpjiPf2XVc
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) August 31, 2024
Mahomes had previously stated that Raiola was “his lil cuzzo” in a post from the start of Nebraska’s fall camp in which the freshman went viral for his similar appearance to the NFL MVP.
Many fans took to X to share other highlights that featured similarities between the two quarterbacks.
Dylan Raiola is the reincarnation of Patrick Mahomes pic.twitter.com/H9iepmnm60
— tik (@twosuh) August 31, 2024
Dylan Raiola REALLY looks like Patrick Mahomes out there. 😳
(via @B1Gfootball) pic.twitter.com/9tgN6ZFehX
— ESPN BET (@ESPNBET) August 31, 2024
Dude Dylan Raiola even jogs to the sideline like Patrick Mahomes he TOOK HIS WHOLE FLOW. pic.twitter.com/iSo69eIAgb
— Carter Yates (@Carter_Yates16) August 31, 2024
Raiola shined in his debut, garnering more comparisons to Mahomes online. Nebraska will have a chance to put their star freshman further into the spotlight, as the Huskers host a prime-time matchup against Colorado at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
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