Superstar Quarterback Dylan Raiola is excited for underdog role against Indiana

Nebraska freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola takes on Indiana Saturday in a massive Big Ten matchup
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers have one of the most talented young quarterbacks in the country in true freshman signal caller Dylan Raiola and he is ready to take on the underdog role on Saturday afternoon.

Nebraska is off to a 5-1 start led by quarterback Dylan Raiola. The Arizona native is fifth in the Big Ten in passing yards with 1,358, 9 touchdowns to only 3 interceptions.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Indiana Hoosiers, 11am local time for a huge Big Ten Conference matchup which could possibly have playoff implications down the road. Nebraska comes in as 6.5 point underdogs according to FanDuel for Saturday's matchup and Raiola had a lot to say about his teams underdog role.

"We love being the underdog" said Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola

Here's the full quote from his press conference below:

"“I don’t think we could be more excited. We love being the underdog,” said Raiola at Tuesday’s press conference. “That’s how a lot of people perceive Nebraska is the underdog. That’s fine, we like it that way. Going into their stadium and their place, it will be a fun environment. Look forward to putting up our best fight and go win the game.”"

Dylan Raiola via Huskers Illustrated

"I think his leadership and touch points he does in terms of getting around the guys. Just constantly getting with the guys and talking with them. When you're that talented and you're having that much success, there's going to be a lot of voices, but every week he tries to find three things to improve on." Matt Rhlue said on Monday

We'll find out on Saturday how each teams handles their roles and the hype surrounding the key conference matchup.