Ohio State is a good (maybe very good) team. Nebraska is a decent team. Only one of those things was evident Saturday night as the fifth-ranked Buckeyes rolled to a 48-7 win. >>RELATED: 7 takeaways from Ohio State’s win as Buckeyes look ahead to Michigan State Why was this game not competitive, particularly with the Cornhuskers playing at home? In short, nearly everything that could go right for Ohio State did. Here are five examples: 1. Great plays. Nebraska had a chance to get some momentum early when the Cornhuskers received the opening kickoff. They picked up a first down, but that was all as Jeffrey Okudah intercepted Adrian Martinez at midfield on a great athletic play in which he dove in front of a receiver to snag a ball that could have been completed. That got Ohio State started. Toward the end of the first half, Austin Mack made another…
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