Iowa Football Gets Bulletin Board Material From Nebraska QB Commit Trae Taylor

The rivalry between Iowa and Nebraska is well-known in college football. It now has bulletin board material for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Nov 28, 2025; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; The Iowa Hawkeyes hoist the Heroes Trophy after defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Rivalries make college football so special. Few sports have the intensity and hatred that college football rivalries bring. It gets nasty, it gets mean, and it can get personal at times.

For the Iowa Hawkeyes, one of their rivals, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, have just handed them a heaping plate full of bulletin board material courtesy of a player yet to play a single down.

It's not as though Iowa has needed much extra motivation against Nebraska, which I will get to, but this can't hurt.

Trae Taylor delivers a message to Iowa

Trae Taylor, a very outspoken recruit of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, did not shy away from a chance to send a very loud and clear message to Iowa during a 7-on-7 competition.

After knocking out Lewis Central, which is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Taylor made a promise about playing Iowa in college.

"Never losing to Iowa, ever. I'm telling you. I'm bringing that to college, too," Taylor said.

Nebraska commit Trae Taylor has a message for Iowa.

After eliminating Lewis Central (Council Bluffs), Trae says he's never losing to an Iowa team, even in college. 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/Q3TIdZPr1H

— nebpreps (@THEnebpreps) June 19, 2026

Taylor is part of Nebraska's 2027 recruiting class. Coming from Omaha, Nebraska, and Millard South High School, the 6-foot-3 Trae Taylor is highly touted among quarterbacks in his class.

Taylor is currently the No. 1 recruit in Nebraska, the No. 3 quarterback, and the No. 48 overall recruit in the class of 2027, per 247Sports.

He chose Nebraska over offers from Iowa, Alabama, Indiana, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, and others.

Iowa vs. Nebraska rivalry has been quite one-sided lately

Nov 29, 2024; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Ethan Hurkett (49) forces a fumble as he sacks Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola (15) during the first quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

It's not as though the Iowa Hawkeyes are looking for bulletin board material or any extra reasons to take care of business against Nebraska on Black Friday. They seem to know what they are doing.

Iowa is 10-1 in the last 11 games, which includes winning streaks of seven games from 2015 to 2021 and a current three-game winning streak that began in 2023.

The Cornhuskers lead the all-time series 30-23-3, but the modern era has seen nothing but the Iowa Hawkeyes objectively dominating the series, which most recently saw a 40-16 Iowa win in Lincoln.

While Iowa continues to churn out eight-win seasons, at least, Nebraska is still trying to find an answer. Since 2015, Nebraska has had just three winning seasons.

This year, 2026, marks Matt Rhule's fourth year with the program, and the seat is starting to warm up in Lincoln. Brought in to resurrect the program, Rhule is just 19-19 overall at Nebraska, with a 10-17 record in Big Ten play.