Nebraska coach Matt Rhule and quarterback Dylan Raiola participate in WWE Monday Night Raw
Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule, quarterback Dylan Raiola, and running back Emmett Johnson were on hand for WWE’s Monday Night Raw. They were front and center as the WWE came to Omaha

ESPN College GameDay analyst Pat McAfee was at the event, working his second job as a WWE announcer. He made a bold statement about the Huskers, as the buzz continues around the program both in-state and nationally, and McAfee certainly added to it with his latest statement.

“We’re in Omaha, Nebraska and we’re thankful for this man, coach Matt Rhule, college football icon,” McAfee said. “Dylan Raiola and Emmett Johnson of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team are here tonight. The boys are beloved. They got hot in the second half of the season. … It feels like they’re all the way back.”

There has undoubtedly been excitement around the Nebraska football program. Rhule seems never shy about immersing himself in the action, which makes him and the program easy to root for.

• Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule, quarterback Dylan Raiola, and running back Emmett Johnson attended WWE Monday Night Raw in Omaha.
• WWE announcer and ESPN College GameDay analyst Pat McAfee commented on the Huskers’ growing popularity.
• McAfee stated that the Huskers “got hot” in the latter half of the season and “feel like they’re all the way back.”