HOUSTON — Virginia transfer Anthony Colandrea threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third in his debut at UNLV and the Rebels beat Sam Houston State, 38-21, in the first meeting between the schools on Friday night in Houston.

The game was played at Shell Energy Stadium, home of the Houston Dynamo of the MLS. Problems with the stadium's game clock forced officials to keep time on the field, soccer-style. UNLV coach Dan Mullen joked after the game that it might have been easier to put 45 minutes on the clock and whistle when extra time was used up.

Colandrea, who set the freshman passing record at Virginia, got the Rebels on the board with a 43-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Bradley to cap a five-play, 68-yard opening drive, and after the Bearkats even the score on Hunter Watson's six-yard

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