Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule truly loves Dylan Raiola like his own son.

Nebraska suffered a four-point loss to USC in Week 10, but left the game much more concerned about Raiola, who suffered a concerning ankle injury late in the game. Rhule revealed after the game that the sophomore tried to return to the game, but he could not let him do so.

“The trainers didn't want him to go out there,” Rhule said, via Husker Online on YouTube. “They didn't say, ‘No, he can't,' they were just kind of like, ‘He shouldn't be out there.' So I told Dylan, ‘I love you too much to ask you to play when you're hurt like this.'”

Raiola suffered the injury while getting sacked by USC defensive end Anthony Lucas, who hit him from behind and rolled up on the quarterback's ankle. The sack also pu

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