Nebraska found its quarterback in the transfer portal. Again.
One day after former Notre Dame quarterback Kenny Minchey transferred from Nebraska to Kentuckythe Huskers have secured a commitment from UNLV quarterback Anthony Colandrea, according to several reports.
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Colandrea spent his junior season with the Rebels and had an exceptional year. He was 275 of 417 for 3,459 yards and 23 touchdowns with nine interceptions in 14 games in coach Dan Mullen’s first season in Vegas. Colandrea also rushed 127 times for 649 yards and 10 scores.
Before coming to UNLV, Colandrea spent two seasons at Virginia, where he played in 19 games for the Cavaliers. In those 19 games, he completed 352 of 566 passes for 4,083 yards and 26 touchdowns with 20 interceptions.
With Colandrea leading a UNLV offense averaging 6.8 yards per play, the Rebels went 10-4 and made their second straight Mountain West title appearance.
Colandrea will become Lincoln’s presumptive starter after Dylan Raiola entered the transfer portal at the end of the season. The former five-star recruit suffered a season-ending leg injury nine games into the season. Raiola was completing over 72% of his passes before being injured and had thrown for 18 touchdowns.
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He did not, however, provide the rushing threat that Colandrea did. Nebraska is looking for a more dynamic offense as the Huskers still work toward the team’s first eight-win season since 2016. Nebraska went 7-6 for the second straight season under coach Matt Rhule, but lost the Las Vegas Bowl to Utah.
Minchey spent the 2025 season as CJ Carr’s backup for the Fighting Irish. He went to Lincoln early and briefly committed to the Huskers before being lured by Kentucky and new coach Will Stein.
