Yesterday’s night college football started with much buzz, as the Nebraska Cornhuskers faces the Cincinnati Bearcats at Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City. Home to the Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were in attendance in a game that turned into a fierce battle with Nebraska emerging victorious 20-17 after a late interception sealed the deal.
Travis Kelce
Dec 3, 2017; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) runs with the ball after catching a pass during the first half against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola, completed 33 of 42 passes for 243 yards, tossing two touchdowns without a single interception in the game. What really sets the stage off was not actually his display, but what has always being an endless comparisons to Mahomes due to his appearance, and throwing style, Raiola, wearing No. 15 just same jerseys number as Mahomes.
Travis Kelce Reacts to Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola’s Mahomes-Like Play
Kelce, on his first official outing with his fiancée alongside the Mahomes family, offered his take on the resemblance to his Chiefs teammate.
In a video clip shared on X by Barstool Sports, Kelce remarked,“ So there’s this QB on Nebraska. His names Dylan. Everything he does, from the way he walks, throws, cuts his hair and dresses is so he can be like Patrick Mahomes. Weird stuff. He’s #15 down there on Nebraska”.
“So there’s this QB on Nebraska. His names Dylan. Everything he does, from the way he walks, throws, cuts his hair and dresses is so he can be like Patrick Mahomes. Weird stuff. He’s #15 down there on Nebraska”pic.twitter.com/D8AknOUjDK
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Pointing at the has followed the 6’3’’ 230-pound sophomore since his first year. Remember, Kelce spent his college days at Cincinnati, but his highlight was about the ongoing narrative around Raiola’s emulation of Mahomes.
Raiola, entering his second season, carried the weight of high expectations after he led his team to a 7-6 record and a bowl win in 2024, as he threw for 2,819 yards, 34 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati quarterback, also kept a close record, as he passed for 215 yards and a touchdown, but Cornhuskers’ defense side stepped up in the game, with cornerback Malcolm Hartzog Jr. snagging the game by clinching pick in the end zone with just 34 seconds to end the game.
The footage captured Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spending some moments with Raiola before the game began, of which he reportedly later told reporters he was impressed by the young quarterback’s attitude.
Meanwhile, in one of his recent interviews with CBS, he opposed being tagged as a copycat; ”Everybody be like, ‘Oh, he wants to be like him,’ and all this stuff,” he said. “It just so happens he played baseball, I played baseball. He plays quarterback, I play quarterback … I can’t get mad at God for making me look like him….Every time a little kid around here is like, ‘Yo, mini-Mahomes!’ I’m like, ‘What’d you say? What’s my name?'” Raiola said.
His contribution against Cincinnati is a clear indication, that he is ready to further placed the Cornhuskers up the table in the competitive Big Ten, in a way positioning his team as a dark horse in expanded playoff.