Dylan Raiola got his reality check against Illinois. The highest-rated recruit in Nebraska program history had been lavished with praise for his performances in his first three games as a collegian.

Illinois defeated Nebraska 31-24 in overtime on Friday, handing the Cornhuskers their first loss of the season. Nebraska led by a touchdown at halftime and pulled ahead again on the first play of the fourth quarter, but Illinois tied it on the following drive with a touchdown by Brandon Henderson, and the Cornhuskers never scored again.

The similarities between Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola and Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes are well documented at this point. Raiola, a five-star quarterback from Georgia, showed up to the Cornhuskers' camp this summer rocking a similar haircut,