He’s No. 1! Trae Taylor’s impact for Nebraska football as a five-star QB

About this episode

The episode discusses Trae Taylor's rise to the No. 1 quarterback in recruiting rankings and its implications for Nebraska football's future.

Big movement on Wednesday in recruiting rankings. Nebraska commitment Trae Taylor jumped to the No. 1 spot among quarterbacks on the 247 Sports list. That’s a big deal. He’s a big deal. The Chicago-area transplant, gearing up for his senior season at Millard South in Omaha, now possesses an even greater opportunity to affect the Huskers’ recruiting class for 2027. We discuss Taylor’s jump and look more deeply at his class of recruits. What do the Huskers still need? Where have they scored? And who’s coming into town on this second weekend of June? Also, Matt Rhule is promising that Nebraska will announce something “really special” at its Boneyard Bash on June 20. What could it be? Join us as we recklessly speculate.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mitch Sherman, Connor Happer

Topics covered

• recruiting
• Nebraska football
• Trae Taylor
• quarterback rankings
• 2027 recruiting class
• Matt Rhule
• Boneyard Bash

Keywords

• Trae Taylor
• Nebraska Cornhuskers
• quarterback
• recruiting rankings
• Matt Rhule
• Boneyard Bash
• 2027 class

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 247 Sports

Places: Nebraska, Chicago, Omaha, Millard South

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