Fresh off making sure that Nebraska football fans knew that he wasn't wavering in his commitment to the Huskers, Trae Taylor went out and put up even more eye-popping numbers on Friday night.
Taylor announced earlier in the week that he was shutting down his recruitment amid rumors that NU head coach Matt Rhule was thinking of leaving for Penn State. While the Cornhuskers responded to those rumors with perhaps their shakiest showing since the Rhule era began, Taylor just keeps leaving opponents in his wake. His latest performance helped knock off one of the best teams in the state and once again showed that he can hurt teams through the air and on the ground.
Four Carmel wide receivers finished with at least six catches for the Corsairs, who scored on their opening series of the third quarter and reached the end zone four times in the second half to beat the Loyola Ramblers 42-14. Trae Taylor completed 29 passes for 384 yards and four scores while adding 53 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown as the Nebraska commit helped his team clinch a playoff spot.
Nebraska commit Trae Taylor delivers another huge performance after reaffirming pledge
Stats this week for @HuskerFootball nation. But forget the number. Just played 3 state champs in a row 2-1. My @CorsairsFB brothers went from 3-6 to Whatever we end up. And we are crazy young. This offense is averaging over 45 points a game. Gotta have ballers to do that.… pic.twitter.com/R0KJIdqwOB
— Trae Taylor (@Qb6Trae) October 18, 2025
The young quarterback, who is a 2027 commit for the Huskers, also once again showed he's a leader on and off the field, crediting a defense that has struggled at times for holding Loyola to just 14 points.
"Communication before each game is the biggest thing," Taylor said. "It’s a team sport and we showed that. Our defense came up clutch for us and got a stop on the first drive when we weren’t able to get it done. We caught fire and that’s all we needed to do. We support each other and we’ve been doing this since June. We’re focusing on next week. We want to go 7-2, not 6-3."
Nebraska football fans can once again get very excited for the eventual arrival of Trae Taylor. However, they unfortunately have quite a way to go before he'll be able to show what he can do at the college level.