Nebraska Versus Ohio State Primer

Date: Saturday, November 5th Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. Venue: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Network: ABC No. 10 Nebraska will face its toughest opponent of the season when they travel down to the horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio to face the No. 6 Buckeyes in its second consecutive road matchup against a team in the top 15. With each team with just one loss on the year, this nationally televised matchup could answer questions as to what teams will be playing in Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship game down the road.  The Huskers will take on an Ohio State offense that ranks as the best in the Big Ten. Nebraska defensive coordinator Mark Banker noted that the Buckeyes have “a ton of weapons” on offense to keep these Blackshirts on their toes. One of those many weapons is the Buckeyes’ 6-foot-2, 222-pound dual-threat quarterback, J.T. Barrett.  “When you have a guy that’s as good an athlete as this and then they use [Barrett] in multiple ways, both obviously as a run-pass option guy, as a runner and as a passer, he’s one of those guys that is really good all around,” said Nebraska head coach Mike Riley. “You have to have a…

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