OHIO STATE AT NEBRASKA GAME PREVIEW

Who: No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska

When: Noon, today

Where: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Tv/radio: FOX/1410

Series history: Ohio State leads 8-1, including 2-1 in Lincoln. The Buckeyes won the first two meetings — in the 1950s — before the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten. Nebraska won the first game between them as conference foes in 2011, and Ohio State has won the six since.

Last game: Justin Fields completed

20 of 21 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns last year as the Buckeyes won 52-17 to open the Covid-19-shortened season.

Coaches: Ohio State’s Ryan Day is 30-3 in three seasons, including 20–0 in the Big Ten. Scott Frost is 15-26 in four seasons at Nebraska 34-33 overall in six seasons as a head coach. The former Huskers quarterback is 0-3 against Ohio State.

Ohio State notes: C.J. Stroud leads the

Big Ten in passing efficiency, passing touchdowns (23), passing yards per game (324.3), yards per completion (15.4) and points responsible for per game (19.7). Ohio State has scored six defensive touchdowns, most in the country . ... This will be the first game Ohio State plays at Nebraska in the afternoon . ... After going 4 for 4 last week, Noah Ruggles has made 13 consecutive field goals . ... Ohio State is averaging 50.8 points during its six-game winning streak.

Nebraska notes: Nebraska is second in the Big Ten and ninth nationally in passing yards per completion (15.0) . ... The Cornhuskers are 90th in the country and next-to-last in the Big Ten in red zone defense. Their red zone offense ranks 98th nationally and eighth in the conference . ... Nebraska is

27th nationally in rushing yards and scoring defense, 86th in sacks allowed and 93rd in tackles for loss allowed . ... The defense is 99th in sacks but 40th in tackles for loss.

... Nebraska is 16h in the country in total offense but 53rd in scoring (4/2 in Big

Ten) . ... Linebackers Luke Reimer and Nick Henrich are in the top six in the Big Ten in tackles . ... Adrian Martinez is second in the Big Ten in yards per pass attempt (9.43), trailing Stroud’s mark of 10.37 . ... Samori Toure leads the Big Ten in yards per catch at 19.6 . ... Nebraska is 24th in SP+ with the No. 19 defense and 31 offense. They are 128th in special teams . ... Starting right guard Matt Sichterman of Kings High School is the only Ohio native on Nebraska’s published roster. Quoted: Frost on how much time his team needs to get where it wants to be:“i really thought that this year it would pop, and we’ve been so close. When you’re so close and you don’t get it done, unfortunately you have a mindset, when we got here that we’ve been beat a lot. Winning is a habit and losing is a habit. Trying to break that cycle just takes a few wins in a row and some momentum and a little more belief. The kids believe, but you really believe when it happens. We’ve been so close, I just want to see it happen for these guys.”

Prediction: Ohio State 38, Nebraska 17