Freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola ran to find his mother, Yvonne, near the north end zone. He hugged her after his 28-for-38 passing performance accounted for 293 yards and one touchdown. Raiola embraced his brother Dayton, a Nebraska QB commit, and his sister Taylor, a recruiting staffer for the Huskers. Dylan tossed his kid cousin in the air.

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule met with the press following the Huskers 44-25 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. The Cornhuskers are now bowl-eligible for the first time since the 2016 season.

Matt Rhule’s first thoughts as Nebraska’s breakthrough — over Wisconsin and back into the postseason — became official was for the team's seniors. "I don’t know if anyone understands what

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule spoke with the media following the Cornhuskers’ 44-25 blowout win over the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday. His program defeated the Badgers for the first time in 12 years, and captured the Freedom Trophy for the first time in its existence. From the opening kickoff, the Cornhuskers left little doubt.

Matt Rhule has accomplished the one thing Nebraska fans hoped he would when he was hired and that was to turn the program around. With Saturday’s win, he has Nebraska bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016.

About 30 seniors will put on pads for the final time for Nebraska football for a game in Memorial Stadium Saturday. But there are more who will be doing the sam