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2025 BIG TEN AMECHE-DAYNE RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR: Emmett Johnson, Nebraska,...Johnson is Nebraska's first winner of the Ameche-Dayne Award and the first Husker to capture a positional award since Austin Allen was named the Big Ten's Tight End of the Year in 2021. Johnson's 2025 season has been one of the best by a running back in Nebraska football history. His 1,451 rushing yards rank in the top 10 in school history and the most by a Husker since 2014. Johnson has rushed for better than 100 yards eight times this season, including six times in conference play.

Johnson's average of 120.9 rushing yards per game leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally. Johnson also leads all FBS running backs with 46 receptions for 370 yards. His 1,821 yards from scrimmage rank second nationally and first among Power Four Conference players. His season stacks up well historically with Big Ten greats. Johnson is just the seventh Big Ten player since 1956 to have 1,400 rushing yards and 350 receiving yards in a season. Johnson and Penn State's Saquon Barkley (2015) are the only Big Ten players to reach those milestones in the past 20 years. - Nebraska Football

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RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
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12/02/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

2025 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): ANTHONY COLANDREA, JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK, UNLV,...Becomes the first UNLV player to be named the MW Offensive Player of the Year...Is the 18th quarterback to earn the honor and the first since 2021...Member of the Davey O'Brien Award Class of 2025...Was on the watch list for the Manning Award...Was a four-time Old Trapper Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week this season, a UNLV program record...Named to the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 after Week 2 and a Manning Award Star of the Week after Week 7...Has completed 238 of 349 passes for a MW-best 3,050 yards (19th in FBS) and a league-leading 22 touchdowns (26th in FBS) this season...His 68.2 completion percentage ranks 17th in the FBS and is on pace to set a program record...Has also rushed for a career-high 555 yards and eight touchdowns.

Leads the Mountain West and ranks ninth nationally in total offense at 300.4 yards per game...Leads the Mountain West and ranks 17th in the FBS in passing efficiency (157.8)...Ranks 15th in the FBS in points responsible for with 180...Is one of just four FBS quarterbacks with at least 3,000 yards passing and 500 yards rushing this season...Only player in the country to throw for at least one touchdown and rush for at least 15 net yards in every game this season...Has led the Rebels (10-2) to their fourth 10-win season in program history and second straight...Has led UNLV to its third straight MW Football Championship game appearance and third straight bowl appearance. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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11/24/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

WEEK 13 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY COLANDREA, UNLV, Junior, Quarterback, St. Petersburg, Florida/Virginia,...Completed 21 of 26 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns to lead UNLV past Hawaii, 38-10, in a crucial MW showdown...Fashioned a 200.6 passing efficiency and a completion percentage of 80.8...Tossed touchdown passes of 8,72 and 1 yards...Did not have a turnover in the contest. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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11/22/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Anthony Colandrea threw three touchdown passes and UNLV breezed to a 38-10 victory over Hawaii on Friday night. UNLV (9-2, 5-2 Mountain West Conference) turned the game-opening drive into a 44-yard field goal by Ramon Villela, but Hawaii (7-4, 4-3) answered with Micah Alejado's 70-yard scoring strike to Jackson Harris on the Rainbow Warriors' third play from scrimmage. Colandrea passed 8 yards to Jaden Bradley for a touchdown at the end of an eight-play, 75-yard drive and the Rebels led 14-3 after one quarter.

Colandrea and Taeshaun Lyons teamed up on a 72-yard touchdown pass just four plays and 1:23 into the second quarter to push the lead to 10. Keyvone Lee ran it in from 14 yards out at the end of a 13-play drive to make it 24-7, but Kansei Matsuzawa's 45-yard field goal with 5 seconds left cut Hawaii's deficit to 14 at halftime. Colandrea had a 1-yard touchdown toss to Daejon Reynolds on the first play of the fourth quarter to finish off an eight-play, 85-yard drive for a 31-10 advantage. JoJo Earle capped the scoring with a 27-yard touchdown run. Colandrea completed 21 of 26 passes for 253 yards for the Rebels. Alejado totaled 163 yards on 15-for-24 passing with an interception for the Rainbow Warriors. Both teams, which began the day in a five-way tie for second place in the MWC, conclude the regular season on Nov. 29 when the Rebels travel to play Nevada and the Rainbow Warriors host Wyoming. - UNLV/AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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11/19/25 - TJ Lateef, Fr/2029, Nebraska, 6-1, 200 (DS#20 QB) + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: TJ Lateef, Nebraska, QB - Compton, Calif. - Orange Lutheran,...Became the fifth true freshman to start at quarterback since 1950 and engineered a Husker victory over UCLA in his hometown...Completed 13-of-15 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns, including completing his first 11 passes of the game, and rushed five times for 31 yards...Guided an efficient Nebraska offense that scored on its first four possessions of the game to take a 28-7 lead midway through the third quarter en route to the victory...Lateef is believed to be the first true freshman in FBS since at least 1995 to have a game with a minimum of 15 passing attempts and less than two incompletions, 200+yards passing, three or more passing touchdowns and 30 or more rushing yards...Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Jacory Barney Jr. (Nov. 24, 2024). - Big Ten Football

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QB TJ Lateef, Nebraska
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11/19/25 - Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026, Nebraska, 5-11, 200 (DS#4 RB) + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Emmett Johnson, Nebraska, RB - Jr. - Minneapolis, Minn. - Academy of Holy Angels,...Accounted for a career-high 232 yards from scrimmage in Nebraska's 28-21 victory at the Rose Bowl...Recorded 129 rushing yards and a career-high 103 receiving yards on three receptions to become the first Husker running back in school history to surpass 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards in the same game...Johnson became the first player in the Big Ten in at least 30 years to have more than 125 rushing yards, more than 100 receiving yards, a rushing touchdown and two receiving touchdowns in the same game...Scored a career-high tying three total touchdowns in the victory, improving his season total to 14, the most by a Husker player since 2014...Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Anthony Grant (Sept. 5, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
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11/09/25 - Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026, Nebraska, 5-11, 200 (DS#4 RB) + More +

TJ Lateef was 13 for 15 for 205 yards and three touchdown passes in his first collegiate start, Emmett Johnson went over 100 yards rushing and receiving, and Nebraska defeated UCLA 28-21 on Saturday night for its first win in Pasadena since 1993. Playing at the Rose Bowl 25 miles from his hometown of Compton, Lateef took over from Dylan Raiola, who is out for the rest of the season with a lower right leg injury he sustained in a 21-17 loss to Southern California last week. Lateef played the final four possessions against the Trojans. As the first true freshman to start for Nebraska since 1950, Lateef directed the Cornhuskers (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) to scores on their first four possessions for a 27-7 lead. "I was just really trying to soak the whole moment up," Lateef said. "It was a blessing." Jacory Barney Jr. caught Lateef's 2-yard pass on the right side pylon, which bent over, for Nebraska's first TD after a video review. Lateef hit Johnson with a pass at the Nebraska 41 and Johnson rumbled 56 yards down the left sideline past his own bench for the score. Johnson's 1-yard TD run capped the Cornhuskers' scoring in the first half. "Emmett is just an absolute weapon," Huskers coach Matt Rhule said. Nebraska extended its lead to 28-7 to open the third on Johnson's 40-yard TD catch from Lateef. Chants of "Go Big Red!" filled the Rose Bowl from red-clad fans who packed the historic stadium's east stands.

They also shouted out Lateef's name. "It was cool, man," he said. Lateef was 10 for 10 for 173 yards going into the fourth. Already the first 1,000-yard rusher at Nebraska since 2018, Johnson had 28 carries for 129 yards and ran for one TD. He had three catches for 103 yards and two TDs. "Most of our game plan was to stop 21 (Johnson)," UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper said. "He's a special, special player." After a bye week, the Bruins (3-6, 3-3) were trying to bounce back from a 56-6 drubbing at No. 2 Indiana that ended their three-game winning streak. Their only score in the first half was Jalen Berger's 1-yard run on a direct snap that tied the game 7-7. Mateen Bhaghani missed a 49-yard field-goal attempt wide left just before halftime. Nico Iamaleava hit Anthony Woods with a 45-yard TD pass that left UCLA trailing 28-14 in the third. The Bruins closed to 28-21 on Iamaleava's 9-yard scoring pass to Anthony Frias II with 4:54 remaining in the game on a drive that began at their 3-yard line. Iamaleava was 17 for 25 for 191 yards and two touchdowns. He was the team's leading rusher with 15 carries for 86 yards. - Nebraska/AP College Football

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RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
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11/09/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Anthony Colandrea accounted for four touchdowns, Jai'Den Thomas had 131 yards rushing - which included a 57-yard touchdown - on seven carries, and UNLV beat Colorado State 42-10 on Saturday night. Colandrea was 15-of-22 passing for 251 yards with touchdowns of 68 yards to Troy Omeire and 39 yards to Taeshaun Lyons. His first touchdown run, 5-yarder with 7:07 left in the second quarter, made it 14-10 and gave UNLV (7-2, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) the lead for good.

Jaylon Glover ran for a 6-yard touchdown late in the second quarter. Colandrea capped a seven-play, 91-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run that made it 35-10 with 3:11 to go in the third. Jackson Brousseau threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Rocky Beers to open the scoring and Isaiah Hankins kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second quarter for Colorado State (2-7, 1-4). UNLV finished with 320 yards rushing and averaged 7.8 yards per carry. The Runnin' Rebels outgained the Rams - who were just 1 of 13 on third-down conversions - 571-292 total yards. - UNLV/AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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10/25/25 - Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026, Nebraska, 5-11, 200 (DS#4 RB) + More +

Emmett Johnson scored the tie-breaking touchdown on a 4-yard run with 2:44 left, and Nebraska ended Northwestern's four-game winning streak with a 28-21 victory Saturday to become bowl eligible for the second straight season. The Cornhuskers (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) bounced back from a loss at Minnesota last week, but not before some anxious moments after they squandered a 15-point lead. Dylan Raiola converted four third-down passes on the winning 13-play, 64-yard drive that chewed 6:27 off the clock. The Wildcats (5-3, 3-2) turned the ball over on downs, and Nebraska ran out the clock. Johnson had a career-high 27 carries and finished with 124 yards as Nebraska leaned into the run game after Minnesota sacked Raiola nine times. Raiola was 16 of 22, his second-fewest attempts in 21 career games, for 141 yards.

The Huskers had led 21-6 midway through the third quarter after Kenneth Williams' 95-yard kick return and Nyziah Hunter's diving catch for a touchdown. The Wildcats drove 78 yards to pull within 21-13 on Caleb Komolafe's 4-yard run, and on their next possession Komolafe bounced to the outside and ran free for a 56-yard TD. Preston Stone threw to Hayden Eligon II under pressure for the 2-point conversion to make it 21-all. Northwestern was in position to take the lead when Mac Uihlein picked off Raiola to set up the Wildcats at the Nebraska 34, but the Huskers got the ball back when Stone threw an interception over the middle to waiting linebacker Javin Wright. Eleven of the last 14 meetings have been one-score games. - Nebraska/AP College Football

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RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
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10/13/25 - Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026, Nebraska, 5-11, 200 (DS#4 RB) + More +

MIDSEASON AP MOST SURPRISING BIG TEN PLAYER: Nebraska's Emmett Johnson, a backup until late last season, is the second-leading rusher in the conference, and seventh in the nation, with 108.3 yards per game and seven touchdowns. He also has caught 24 passes, second on the team, for 130 yards and a TD. - AP College Football

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RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
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10/13/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

WEEK 7 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY COLANDREA, UNLV, Junior, Quarterback, St. Petersburg, Florida/Virginia,...Accumulated 423 yards of total offense, completing 20 of 32 passes for 361 yards and a touchdown and rushing seven times for 62 yards and two scores in UNLV's 51-48 win over Air Force...Threw for the most yards by a Rebel quarterback since 2018, including an 86-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter that was the third-longest in program history...After the Falcons took a 48-44 lead with 1:13 left in the game, Colandrea quickly led UNLV down the field for the win, completing four passes for 56 yards before evading four would-be tacklers on the game-winning 19-yard touchdown run with 44 seconds remaining...Helped keep UNLV perfect on the season at 6-0 and lead the Rebels to bowl eligibility for a third straight season. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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10/11/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Anthony Colandrea threw for 361 yards, and ran for a 19-yard touchdown with 36 seconds left to give undefeated UNLV a 51-48 victory over Air Force on Saturday for the Rebels' sixth straight win. Liam Szarka's 9-yard touchdown run with 1:13 left gave Air Force a 48-44 lead with 1:13 remaining. On the ensuing series, Colandrea scrambled to his left and then ran untouched before knocking an Air Force defender into the end zone with him for the go-ahead score. Szarka led the Falcons to the UNLV 23 on their final drive, but Jacob Medina missed a 40-yard field-goal attempt to end it.

Colandrea was 20-of-32 passing that included an 86-yard touchdown throw to Daejon Reynolds early in the third quarter. Colandrea also had a short touchdown run in the first and finished with 62 yards rushing on seven carries. Reynolds made four catches for 139 yards. Jai'Den Thomas and Keyvone Lee combined for 147 yards rushing on 13 carries with two touchdowns for UNLV (6-0, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Szarka completed 10 of 17 passes for 175 yards with a touchdown and added 136 yards rushing on 27 carries and two scores. Owen Allen ran the ball 17 times for 192 yards with two touchdowns for Air Force (1-5, 0-4). Cade Harris also had two touchdown runs for the Falcons. The teams combined for six lead changes and 42 points in the fourth quarter. - UNLV/AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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10/08/25 - DeShon Singleton, rSr/2026, Nebraska, 6-3, 210 (DS#13 FS) + More +

WEEK 6 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DeShon Singleton, Nebraska, S - Sr. - Greensburg, La. - St. Helena,...Led a Nebraska defense that produced three takeaways, including two interceptions by Singleton, in a win vs. Michigan State...Became the first Husker to record a pair of interceptions in a game since 2023...Added six tackles as Nebraska limited Michigan State to a total of 240 yards, including just 84 rushing yards...Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week honoree: JoJo Domann (Oct. 4, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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FS DeShon Singleton, Nebraska
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09/20/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Ramon Villela kicked a 23-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to lift UNLV to a 41-38 win over Miami (OH) on Saturday. A dropped snap on a 58-yard field goal attempt foiled Miami's attempt to tie and the Rebels intercepted the desperation heave has time ran out. UNLV (4-0) was down 24-10 at halftime but opened the second half with a pair of long drives to tie the game. Then Keith Reynolds had a 100-yard kickoff return straight up field untouched on the right harshmarks to put the RedHawks (0-3) back on top. Two snaps later Corban Hondru snagged a tipped Anthony Colandrea pass and went 47 yards to make it 38-24. It was the second interception thrown by Colandrea, who threw for 293 yards and two scores, marking the first time UNLV had more than one turnover in 18 games.

Miami had only three offensive snaps in the third quarter. Colandrea then directed a 17-play, 87-yard drive that stretched into the fourth quarter, finishing with a 9-yard pass to Taeshaun Lyons. Following a shanked punt, the Rebels went 49 yards, tying the game on a 1-yard run by Keyvone Lee with 6:50 left. Miami reached the red zone on a 21-yard run by Kenny Tracy but Jaheem Joseph punched the ball out on the tackle and Marsel McDuffie recovered for the Rebels on their 17 with 2:31 to play. UNLV covered 78 yards on nine plays for the winning field goal. Aamaris Brown had a 67-yard pick-six for UNLV's only score in the first half and Miami quarterback Dequan Finn did not return after that turnover early in the second quarter. Finn threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns and Henry Hesson threw for 134 and a score. - AP College Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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09/15/25 - Anthony Colandrea, Jr/2027, Nebraska, 6-0, 205 (DS#14 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY COLANDREA, UNLV, Junior, Quarterback, St. Petersburg, Florida/Virginia,...Completed 15-of-21 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns to pace UNLV to a 30-23 win over UCLA...Completed 71 percent of his passes and turned in a passing efficiency of 199.8...Threw 21-yard touchdown passes in both the first and second quarters before capping a 75-yard scoring drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to make it 30-13...Ran for 13 of his 59 yards on the Rebels' final drive to pick up a first down and seal the win...Was named one of the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 for Week 2. - Mountain West Football

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QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
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