Nebraska’s 2026 class received a jolt with the decommitment of QB Dylan Raiola’s younger brother, Dayton Raiola. Much has been said about its implications for the Huskers’ QB1’s future. However, the decision made sense for analysts who cover the program.

Dayton committed to the Huskers in September 2024. On November 19, 2025, he decided to look for other options, just two weeks before the early signing day. The decommitment meant that Nebraska doesn’t have a single QB in the 2026 class. But there are reasons for that. A crowded QB room and Nebraska’s present trajectory.

“They (Dayton’s family) knew at that point, too, or at least this summer, that Trey Taylor was coming in the 2027 class, and he’s the real deal,” shares insider Greg Smith in a conversation with Rivals’ Josh Newberg on N

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