It really pains me to use this as a marker of the passage of time, but Patrick Mahomes has officially been in the NFL long enough for younger football players to start copying and idolizing him. I know.

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,

Dylan Raiola's imitation of Patrick Mahomes continued in Week 3 as he led Nebraska to another win, with some fans suggesting he could win the Heisman Trophy unlike his idol

Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Raiola is copying Patrick Mahomes' look and movements with a strange level of obsession.

Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola makes no secrets that he idolizes Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes. He wears the identical No. 15, dons a similar haircut and even copied Mahomes' signature pregame celebration before the game against Colorado .

University of Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola is a dude. The five-star freshman is off to a fantastic start during his first season of college football

Here's what to know on the continuous viral comparisons between former Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Nebraska freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola:

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule says he has been comparing freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola to Patrick Mahomes long before Raiola went viral for

Nebraska freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola clearly seems to be imitating Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Raiola has a similar hairstyle, wears the same sunglasses and jerse