Ohio State’s Brendon White is a popular man this week. He should be after his performance against Nebraska.
The Buckeyes’ defense has been inconsistent and underperforming, and picked apart on the field by opponents and off the field by fans and media. They earned it.
Many were hopeful that the off week would give this unit a chance to regroup after getting blasted by Purdue.
Fans wanted to erase their memories of a lousy defensive performance where it appeared that the defense quit. At best they wore out.
Against the Cornhuskers, the miscues and mistakes that have plagued the defense all season continued early in the game.