It’s almost kismet that Dylan Raiola and Daniel Kaelin both ultimately ended up in this Nebraska football recruiting class together. The pair have been the top QB targets for this cycle dating back to spring 2021, when they became two of the youngest quarterbacks to ever receive a Husker offer. Their recruitments have been linked ever since – at least as far as Nebraska is concerned.

Over the last 2½ years, their connections to the Husker program have ebbed and flowed depending on the twists and turns of what was an eventful recruiting journey for Raiola.

Ever since his eleventh-hour change of heart, Raiola has been front and center on the minds of Husker fans. But it would be a mistake to overlook the importance of the guy who spent seven months committed to Nebraska as their class QB and tireless peer recruiter.

Daniel Kaelin played JV as a freshman and split time with the varsity squad as a sophomore at Bellevue West, one of the most talented teams annually in Nebraska. Despite not being the full-time starter, he collected multiple Power Five offers thanks to strong performances at several camps.