On opening weekend for the 2020 Big Ten football season, the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes got off to a strong start with a 52-17 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
While the Big Ten got started much later than three of the Power Five conferences because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields still entered the season with plenty of Heisman Trophy hype, and he looked to be in midseason form in the OSU victory.
Ohio State beat Nebraska on the scoreboard and in most statistical categories, as it outgained the Huskers 491-353, had more first downs (28-16), won the time of possession battle 33:14-26:45 and had fewer penalties (8-3).