The latter contest was the beginning of the end for then-offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson, who was fired two days after the close loss. Two months later, he was replaced by Kirk Ciarrocca, who has the Scarlet Knights offense led by quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis and running back Kyle Monangai operating at its best level in a decade.

Raiola has had a solid start to his freshman season throwing for over 1,000 yards with 9 TDs and only 2 INTs. His 76.4 QBR is good for 25 th in the nation. Cornhusker Nation believes he could be the missing cog that brings them back to college football relevance.