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· collected 2026-09-05 · by Eric Olson The Associated Press
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Poulos, who appeared in four games as a backup last year, came out sharp in his second career start and first since 2024.
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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.
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that → connect → passes
He finished 14 of 31 for 164 yards with a TD.
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A muddled running back situation gained some clarity with the emergence of Rule, a January enrollee who has built on an impressive spring.
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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.
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Frank Solich was guest of honor at the game matching teams he coached to a combined 173 wins over 22 seasons.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Up next
Ohio hosts Jacksonville State on Saturday.
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Nebraska hosts Bowling Green on Saturday.
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Nebraska → host → Saturday
