Nebraska Beats Ohio 49-21 as Jamal Rule, Anthony Colandrea Shine in Debuts
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Updated · huskers.com · Sep 5
Nebraska Beats Ohio 49-21 as Jamal Rule, Anthony Colandrea Shine in Debuts
3 articles · Updated · huskers.com · Sep 5
Summary
Nebraska broke open a one-point game with 35 second-half points, turning a 14-13 halftime edge into a 49-21 season-opening win over Ohio in Lincoln.
Jamal Rule drove the surge with 122 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, including 106 yards after halftime, and added a 24-yard scoring catch in his Husker debut.
Anthony Colandrea finished 18-of-32 for 275 yards and three touchdown passes, ran for another score, and led an offense that produced 523 yards without a turnover.
Ohio cut the margin to 28-21 early in the fourth quarter, but Mekhi Nelson's 51-yard touchdown catch, Rule's 11-yard run and Rex Guthrie's interception sealed the rout.
The win was Nebraska's 100th season-opening victory and came before the program's 411th straight sellout crowd; the Huskers host Bowling Green next Saturday.