Nebraska’s 2027 quarterback commit Trae Taylor is turning his senior season into a weekly reminder of why Matt Rhule and the Huskers fought so hard to land him.
Through four games, the 5-star passer has already stacked up numbers that jump off the page. Taylor went off Friday night against Cardinal Ritter in Missouri, throwing for 330 yards and running for 143 more. He scored five times through the air and added three rushing touchdowns, pushing him past 1,000 all-purpose yards for the season.
That latest performance brought his season line to 965 passing yards and 13 touchdowns, along with 343 rushing yards and three scores. Altogether, he has 1,308 yards and 16 touchdowns in four games. Even more eye-catching, he’s done it after a Week 1 outing in which he was banged up, with the conversation around those bumps and bruises turning into a mini-controversy.
None of this should come as a shock to anyone who followed his offseason move. Taylor arrived at Millard South after transferring from Carmel Catholic, and he came in with a reputation as the No. 1 quarterback in the nation. As a junior at Carmel Catholic, he threw for 3,571 yards and 38 touchdowns while also running for 12 scores and 633 yards on 77 carries.
His commitment to Nebraska has not wavered. Taylor has made it clear that his recruitment is shut down, even with other Power 4 programs pushing hard.
“So for me, my heart is with Nebraska. I know I’m locked in.
I want everyone else to know. And I have such a strong relationship with Coach Rhule and that staff.
If they didn’t think Nebraska was the best fit for me, they would tell me.” Taylor told Rivals last October.
That hasn’t stopped other schools from coming after him, including Ohio State, which is the latest program to make a real push. Taylor is playing just 50 miles from his future college team, and he even moved to Lincoln and commutes to school to stay as close to the Huskers as possible.
For Nebraska, his senior year is looking less like a recruiting victory lap and more like proof that the staff landed a massive one.
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