April 22, 2025

No. 5 Ohio State starts slow before cruising past Nebraska in Big Ten opener

It had been 301 days since No. Ohio State last played a football game. Sometimes, it showed in a 52-17 victory over visiting Nebraska in Saturday’s belated season-opener at Ohio Stadium. No, this wasn’t the juggernaut some Buckeyes fans might have envisioned when coach Ryan Day said in the spring that he might have a once-in-a-lifetime team. Ohio State’s defense missed tackles and got gashed far more often than it did last season. The Buckeyes’ running backs couldn’t get untracked for most of the game. But one part of Ohio State’s game didn’t look the least bit rusty, and that was more than enough. Justin Fields picked right up from last year when he was a Heisman Trophy finalist. Ohio State Buckeyes running back Master Teague III scores the touchdown during the first quarter against Nebraska at Ohio Stadium.  (Photo: Joseph Maiorana, USA TODAY Sports) Fields completed 20 of 21…

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