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Kenny Larabee, KLIN
Anthony Colandrea throws a pass a Kade Pietrzak applies pressure during the first half.

Neb­raska 22
Huskers 17

Mar. 28, 2026 • 11:05 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • BTN
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Huskers 7 7 0 3 17
Neb­raska 0 6 3 13 22 
First quarter
 HUSK: Barney 6 pass from Colandrea (Cunanan kick) 1:50
Second quarter
 NEBR: Hohl 32 field goal, 11:31
 HUSK: Clark 8 pass from Colandrea (Sarikizis kick) 5:56
 NEBR: Cunanan 38 field goal, 0:55
Third quarter
 NEBR: Hohl 33 field goal, 4:59
Fourth quarter
 HUSK: Sarikizis 49 field goald, 10:44
 NEBR: Rule 75 run (Cunanan kick) 10:31
 NEBR: Booth 32 run (pass failed) 0:05

                       HUSK      NEBR
FIRST DOWNS ............ 13        18
  By rushing ............ 7        13
  By passing ............ 5         4
  By penalty ............ 1         1
RUSHES-YARDS ....... 26-115    38-259
PASSING YDS ............ 85        83
  Comp-Att-Int .... 15-25-1   14-29-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 51-200    67-342
Int. Returns-Yds ...... 0-0      1-13
Punts-Avg .......... 3-38.3    2-46.0
Fumbles-Lost .......... 0-0       0-0
Penalized-Yds ........ 1-10      1-14
Possession Time ..... 25:38     34:22
Third-Down Conv. ..... 6/13      4/13
Fourth-Down Conv. ..... 2/2       2/4

RUSHING
  HUSK: Mozee, 6-41, M.Nelson 7-38, Ives 5-17, Colandrea 3-14, Booth 2-7, Rule 1-2, Lateef 2-minus 4.
  NEBR: Rule 9-119, Booth 13-80, Ives 9-38, Lateef 5-24, Kaelin 1-7, TEAM 1-minus-5.

PASSING
  HUSK: Colandrea 12-19-1 80; Kaelin 1-3-0 0; Lateef 1-2-0 4; Soukup 1-1-0 1.
  NEBR: Kaelin 9-15-0 54, Lateef 5-13-0 29, TEAM 0-1-0 0.

RECEIVING
  HUSK: Barney 6-43. Lindenmeyer 3-11, Ives 1-10, Clark 1-8, Gilmer 1-8, Mills 1-4, Sorensen 1-1, Miles 1-0.
  NEBR: Miles 3-15, Jones 2-15, Rule 1-15, Miller 1-15, King 1-8, Carpenter 1-8, Echternach 1-0, Booth 1-minus-3, Ives I-minus-3.

Attendance: 27,188
Jamal Rule
Kenny Larabee, KLIN
Jamal Rule tries to escape the grasp of a defender.

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Newcomers shine in spring finale

With five seconds left, redshirt freshman Conor Booth’s 32-yard run gave “Nebraska” its first lead — and the win — over the “Huskers” in the Big Red’s spring game.

It was a game that featured notable performances by newcomers, none more crowd-pleasing than Jamal Rule’s 75-yards touchdown run earlier in the fourth quarter. The true freshman from North Carolina carried 10 times for 121 yards and was the game’s leading rusher.

Rule’s scoring jaunt down the right sideline came immediately after another true freshman delivered in a big way. Against the wind, Australian placekicker Michael Sarikizis drilled a 49-yard field goal to give the “Huskers” a 17-9 lead.

Anthony Colandera, the transfer quarterback from UNLV, was the game’s leading passer, going 12-of-19 for 80 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. His second TD pass came courtesy of a one-handed highlight-reel grab by sophomore wide receiver Quinn Clark.

Announced attendance was 27,188, lowest for a Husker spring game since 2000.

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Commentary

Stryker

How refreshing would it be to take a cue from [Fred] Hoiberg and overperform this fall after a relatively quiet offseason?

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax/On SI
Henry

Welcome to Lincoln, Jamal Rule. The true freshman is easily the best back of the bunch.

Kaleb Henry
HuskerMax/On SI
Beecham

While there’s already an idea of who will start on offense come the fall, it’s difficult to project how things will shake out for the Blackshirts.

Ben Beecham
Daily Nebraskan
Washut

Saturday might have been a preview of the rollercoaster Nebraska’s offense could be with Colandrea running the show.

Robin Washut *
HuskerOnline
Marik

It appears offensive line coach Geep Wade and run game coordinator Lonnie Teasley have made quite the impact on Nebraska’s offense and how it operates.

Steve Marik *
Inside Nebraska
Callahan

Defensive line transfer Jahsear Whittington flashed as one of the better pass rushers in the game.

Sean Callahan *
HuskerOnline
Shatel

NU has added some nice pieces. But it’s a team that didn’t look overly athletic, fast or physical.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Sherman

Colandrea showed escapability from the pocket. ... His athleticism provides Nebraska with an offensive weapon it has not enjoyed in recent seasons.

Mitch Sherman *
The Athletic
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