"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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First seen: 2026-09-05 ·
Last seen: 2026-09-05 ·
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