So it is Saturday, so it is Game Day. Ohio State and Nebraska. Ohio State comes in ranked 12th, while Nebraska is ranked 21st. B1G day for Urban Meyer, as this is his first home Big Ten game as an Ohio State head coach. Last week Ohio State defeated Michigan State by a score of 17-16. Ohio State was lead by Braxton Miller, who was 16 for 23 with 179 yards and a touchdown. Also a 1 yard rushing touchdown came from Jordan Hall, who is listed doubtful for a knee injury. Ohio State was able to hold Michigan State to 34 yards rushing. Which is a big key if they want to win today, considering Nebraska runs a Spread Option attack. Braxton Miller also had 136 yards rushing on 23 carries. Miller accounted for 82% of Ohio State 383 yards of offense. (315 yards) Averaging 33.6 points a game, and only giving up 17.0, Ohio State looks strong going into todays matchup. But Nebraska averages about 44 points per game, Ohio State's defense will have to be great. Their run defense. Nebraska is 5th in the country in rushing yards with 305.8 rushing yards per game. Lead by QB Taylor Martinez, and HB Ameer Abdullah. Abdullah has 486 yards on 79 carries (6.2 yards per carry) while Martinez has 298 yards on 50 carries (6 yards per carry). But Ohio State was able to hold Michigan State running back Le'veon Bell to only 45 yards per carry, and he has almost as many yards rushing as Abdullah and Martinez combined. Nebraska runs outside, so Ohio State corners Travis Howard and Bradley Roby will have to be able to make every tackle if Ohio State wants to win. Those two are the two leading tacklers with 18 and 22 tackles respectively. Ohio State is 3 point favorites in this game. I say that Ohio State with the deep threat of Devin Smith, and the versatility of Braxton Miller, wins this game 30-21. Tonights game is at 8:00 EST on ABC.
