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Reviewing an Ohio State 2018 Football Team

Nebraska will face off against an Ohio State football squad that finds themselves licking their wounds from a 49-20 upset loss to Purdue two weeks ago. In that game, Purdue exposed a bunch of weaknesses that had started to emerge in Ohio State’s season: the Buckeyes can’t run the ball very well (69th in the nation in rushing), they struggle to convert in the red zone (116th in red zone efficiency, with just 22 touchdowns in 37 trips), they commit way too many penalties (12th in the Big Ten with 66 penalties, averaging 75.9 yards per game, ahead of 13th place Nebraska, averaging 81.