Observations on Saturday’s Ohio State-Nebraska game by Joey Kaufman: The game at hand • Short-attention span synopsis: A late Halloween scare in Lincoln before another win eked out. As defensive concerns fade, offensive ones emerge. C.J. Stroud threw uncharacteristic interceptions. The rushing attack was invisible. Points were difficult to come by for the Buckeyes. Especially style points. But kicker Noah Ruggles left them with enough points. • Pregame buzz: One of two trends had to win out. Nebraska has had a penchant this fall for keeping it close against the top teams on its schedule, playing up to the level of competition. Its first six losses were all by one score, including a loss to Michigan by a field goal and another to Oklahoma by a touchdown. But Ohio State had so often in recent years plowed the Cornhuskers that a trap game seemed difficult to imagine. • Spread the…
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