Anthony Colandrea

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Anthony Colandrea
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Position Quarterback
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born (2004-10-16) October 16, 2004 (age 21)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Anthony Colandrea (born October 16, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers and UNLV Rebels.

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Early life

Colandrea attended Lakewood High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where he completed 508 of 812 pass attempts for 7,311 yards and 60 touchdowns to 24 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,021 yards and 11 touchdowns and hauled in four receptions for 68 yards. [1] He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia. [2]

College career

Virginia

Colandrea made his first career start in week 2 after starting quarterback Tony Muskett went down with an injury, completing 20 of 26 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns with one interception[ citation needed ] in a 36-35 loss to James Madison. [3] He became the first true freshman quarterback to start a home opener for Virginia since 1977. [4] For his performance, Colandrea was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshman of the week. [5] He started six games as a true freshman with 1,958 yards 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, leading Virginia to a 1-5 record. [6]

UNLV

On December 22, 2024, Colandrea transferred to UNLV. [7] He led the Rebels to a 30-23 upset win over the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten at home on September 6, passing for 3 touchdowns and 203 yards with no interceptions, for the Rebels first win over a Big Ten opponent since 2003. [8] His best games included a 382 yard, 3 passing touchdown game in a loss against the New Mexico Lobos on November 1, and another 3 touchdowns through the air and 253 passing yards in a 38–10 rout of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on November 21. [9]

On December 26, 2025, Colandrea announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time. [10]

Nebraska

On January 6, 2026, a day after Kenny Minchey flipped his commitment from Nebraska to Kentucky, Colandrea transferred to Nebraska. [11]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecord [a] CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2023 Virginia 861−515424662.61,9588.0139139.6732253.10
2024 Virginia 11115−619832061.92,1256.61311124.21282772.22
2025 UNLV 14149−427541765.93,4598.3239149.51276495.110
Career 333115−1562798363.87,4527.74929138.83281,1513.512
  1. ↑ Accounts for only GS as a QB. On 8/23/25 Colandrea started at WR.

References

  1. ↑ "Anthony Colandrea Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Three-Star Quarterback Anthony Colandrea Commits to Virginia". Virginia Cavaliers on SI. SI.com. July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wang, Gene. "Anthony Colandrea is Virginia's quarterback of the future — if not the present". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Barber, Mike (September 10, 2023). "Barber: Anthony Colandrea makes the most of his moment for Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Warters, Nathan (September 13, 2023). "UVA freshman QB Anthony Colandrea dazzled in first start with his elusive, freelancing play". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Barber, Mike (September 22, 2023). "Virginia starts Anthony Colandrea again at QB against North Carolina State". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ Newton, Matt. "Virginia QB Transfer Anthony Colandrea Commits to UNLV". Virginia Cavaliers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "UNLV beats UCLA 30-23 for first Big Ten win in 22 years". AP. ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Colandrea #10". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Olson, Max (December 26, 2025). "UNLV QB Anthony Colandrea to enter transfer portal". ESPN . Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ Sherman, Mitch (January 7, 2026). "Former UNLV QB Anthony Colandrea signs with Nebraska a day after Kenny Minchey flips". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 7, 2026.
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