Ohio State exhibits stronger 'why' to beat Huskers

Coaches no doubt say a lot of things to their players over the course of a season, hoping some of it may work.

Several coaches this year have tried to convince their teams they could be the team to take down top-ranked Nebraska. For Ohio State’s Geoff Carlston, it worked.

The No. 19-ranked Buckeyes won the final three sets against Nebraska on Saturday for a 17-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-13 victory at the Devaney Sports Center.

Nebraska rarely has lost a set as badly as they did the fourth, and especially not at home while ranked No. 1.

Carlston told the Buckeyes going into the match that at some point some team is going to beat Nebraska, so why not us?

“I didn’t know if it was going to work, but it…