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Anthony Colandrea accounts for 4 TDs as Nebraska pulls away in 4th quarter to beat Ohio 49-21

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Olson, E. (2026, September 5). Anthony Colandrea accounts for 4 TDs as Nebraska pulls away in 4th quarter to beat Ohio 49-21. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/anthony-colandrea-accounts-for-4-tds-as-nebraska-pulls-away-in-4th-quarter-to-beat-ohio-49-21/article_dccb3980-4080-55dd-9163-bdcbe94998a7.html

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Anthony Colandrea, making his first start for Nebraska, threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for another score, leading the Cornhuskers to a 49-21 victory over Ohio in the fourth quarter. The game was close until Nebraska pulled away with five consecutive touchdown drives, one of which was led by freshman running back Jamal Rule, who became the first Nebraska freshman running back to rush for 100 yards in an opener since 2004. Nebraska's quarterback Colandrea had previously struggled against Ohio, having thrown an interception and fumbled in a loss last season. The game saw several notable performances, including Ohio's Nick Poulos, who completed 14 of 31 passes for 164 yards with a touchdown in his second career start.

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Anthony Colandrea, the transfer quarterback from UNLV, led a strong comeback effort by Nebraska, throwing for 275 yards and running for another 4 touchdowns, including one of 51 yards. The Cornhuskers were tied at 14-14 at halftime, but pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 49-21 over Ohio. Colandrea's performance was notable, given that he had previously struggled against Ohio in a Frisco Bowl loss last season, when he fumbled and threw an interception. Despite being outmatched by Nebraska for much of the game, Ohio gave a good effort, with quarterback Nick Poulos' 1-yard run and subsequent conversion bringing them within seven points early in the fourth quarter.

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Nebraska ORG · 6× Ohio GPE · 6× Bobcats ORG · 3× Colandrea PERSON · 3× Cornhuskers ORG · 2× Nelson PERSON · 2× Rule PERSON · 2× Solich PERSON · 2× UNLV ORG · 2× LINCOLN GPE · 1×

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Ohio, which came away with points on its first three possessions, was within a missed field goal of taking the lead in the third quarter and within seven points early in the fourth after Nick Poulos’ 1-yard run and 2-point conversion. Colandrea, who fumbled and threw an interception in a 17-10 Frisco Bowl loss to Ohio when he played for UNLV last season, led two long touchdown drives to put Nebraska up 14-13 at halftime. Colandrea scored from 13 yards and Nelson from 29 to make it 28-13, and after the Bobcats got within a touchdown, Mekhi Nelson caught a short pass and split four defenders on his way to a 51-yard TD. The takeaway Ohio: The Bobcats, who won 40 games over the previous four seasons, put up a good fight deep into the game and should feel good about their quarterback situation.

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🔮 Nebraska got all it could handle for three quarters from a Bobcats team looking to get the Mid-American Conference another Big Ten pelt two days after UMass knocked off Rutgers.

2026-09-05 · Toronto Star

Anthony Colandrea accounts for 4 TDs as Nebraska pulls away in 4th quarter to beat Ohio 49-21 · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Anthony Colandrea passed for 275 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth, Jamal Rule ran for 122 yards and scored three times, and Nebraska pulled away from Ohio in the fourth quarter in a 49-21 victory on Saturday. asserted

Nebraska → pass → Saturday

Colandrea, the UNLV transfer making his first start for the Cornhuskers, led five straight touchdown drives to turn a close game into a blowout. asserted

Colandrea → make → blowout

Rule became the first Nebraska freshman running back to rush for 100 yards in an opener since 2004, ending his day with an 11-yard touchdown run. asserted

Rule → become → run

Nebraska got all it could handle for three quarters from a Bobcats team looking to get the Mid-American Conference another Big Ten pelt two days after UMass knocked off Rutgers. uncertain

UMass → get → Rutgers

who → come → situation

Poulos, who appeared in four games as a backup last year, came out sharp in his second career start and first since 2024. asserted

who → appear → 2024

He connected with Riley Neer on a slant that went for 68 yards on the game’s first play from scrimmage and completed 6 of his first 8 passes. asserted

that → connect → passes

He finished 14 of 31 for 164 yards with a TD. asserted

He → finish → TD

A muddled running back situation gained some clarity with the emergence of Rule, a January enrollee who has built on an impressive spring. asserted

who → gain → spring

He was the third running back to enter, behind Isaiah Mozee and Nelson, and averaged 8.1 yards per carry on his team-high 15 attempts. asserted

He → enter → attempts

Frank Solich was guest of honor at the game matching teams he coached to a combined 173 wins over 22 seasons. asserted

he → match → seasons

Solich, wearing a white polo as a show of neutrality, received the Legends Award from the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame and participated in the coin toss. asserted

Solich → wear → toss

Solich played fullback for the Cornhuskers in the 1960s, was a longtime assistant to Tom Osborne and had a six-year record of 58-19 when he was fired in 2003. asserted

he → play → 2003

Ohio hired him in 2005 and he was the MAC’s all-time wins leader with a 115-82 record when he retired in 2020. asserted

he → hire → 2020

Up next Ohio hosts Jacksonville State on Saturday. asserted

Ohio → host → Saturday

Nebraska hosts Bowling Green on Saturday. asserted

Nebraska → host → Saturday