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Matt Rhule Takes Blame for Dylan Raiola’s Career Sacrifice as Dante Moore Announces His Future

January 17, 2026

Story bySeptember 20, 2025: Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola 15 in action during the college football game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE. : /Sports South Media Lincoln United States - ZUMAc04_ 20250920_zma_c04_1172 Copyright: xKevinxLangleyx ©IMAGO/ZUMA Press WireKamran AhmadSat, January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM UTC·4 min readWhy would someone become a backup QB when he has already been starting for the past two seasons? Dylan Raiola is taking that gamble, sitting behind Dante Moore at Oregon in 2026.

Matt Rhule Takes Blame for Dylan Raiola’s Career Sacrifice as Dante Moore Announces His Future

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It’s not the best scenario for the former Huskers QB1, according to a prominent CFB analyst.
However, it remained something that had to be addressed, considering his situation with Matt Rhule at Nebraska. In an ideal scenario, Dante Moore would have gone to the NFL in 2026, given his high draft stock.
Moreover, Raiola would have been the leading man under the Ducks’ center.
But according to Josh Pate, the plan of sitting behind, learning, and making a comeback in 2027 can also pay off massively. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“You watched Dylan Raiola just like I did, and the rest of America did this year.
And you saw flashes, and you saw glimpses.

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Matt Rhule Takes Blame for Dylan Raiola’s Career Sacrifice as Dante Moore Announces His Future

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