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It was a struggle for UNLV in its 17-10 Frisco Bowl loss to Ohio on Tuesday night at the Ford Center. In the fourth quarter, the UNLV tight end tackled his running back at the goal line.
UNLV trailed 17-3 with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter and was in the red zone looking for a touchdown. It was third-and-goal from the Ohio one-yard line when the offense sabotaged itself.
Tight end Matt Byrnes went into motion before the snap, and the ball was snapped once he got past the left tackle. His job on the play was to run through the formation and seal the edge, allowing running back Keyvone Lee to slip into the end zone for a touchdown.
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UNLV Rebels running back Keyvone Lee (2) collides with tight end Matt Byrnes (85) after the pass against the Ohio Bobcats during the second half at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on December 23, 2025. (Raymond Carlin III/Imagn Images)
Instead, Byrnes fell and picked off Lee behind the line of scrimmage for a one-yard loss on the play. Lee took over and ran two steps before being hit by his own teammate.
UNLV ended up scoring a play later on fourth-and-goal as quarterback Anthony Colandrea scored the touchdown from two yards out, so everything went well on this drive.
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Ohio interim head coach John Hauser is sprayed after winning the Frisco Bowl NCAA college football game against UNLV. The match was played in Frisco, Texas on December 23, 2025. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
However, after scoring the touchdown to cut the score to 17-10, Ohio ran out the clock and never gave UNLV the ball back. It was the first time UNLV had been held under 20 points in 35 games, which was the longest streak in the country.
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For Ohio, it was their seventh straight bowl game victory. Defensive coordinator and interim head coach John Hauser led Ohio to victory after head coach Brian Smith was fired earlier in the month for having an affair with an undergraduate student.
