Anthony Colandrea

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.

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. He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia.

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 in a 36-35 loss to James Madison. He became the first true freshman quarterback to start a home opener for Virginia since 1977. For his performance, Colandrea was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshman of the week. He started six games as a true freshman with 1,958 yards 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, leading Virginia to a 1-5 record.

UNLV On December 22, 2024, Colandrea transferred to UNLV. 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. 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.

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

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

Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2023 Virginia 8 6 1−5 154 246 62.6 1,958 8.0 13 9 139.6 73 225 3.1 0 2024 Virginia 11 11 5−6 198 320 61.9 2,125 6.6 13 11 124.2 128 277 2.2 2 2025 UNLV 14 14 9−4 275 417 65.9 3,459 8.3 23 9 149.5 127 649 5.1 10 Career 33 31 15−15 627 983 63.8 7,452 7.7 49 29 138.8 328 1,151 3.5 12