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The Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-6), led by quarterback Adrian Martinez, puts the No. 8 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, Dwayne Haskins by Dwayne Haskins, in a Week 10 NCAA college football game on Saturday, November 3, 2018 (11 / 3/18) at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Here's the AP recap:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – J.K. Dobbins ran for three touchdowns and Dwayne Haskins Jr. passed for two more as No. 8 Ohio State rallied in the second half and held off Nebraska 36-31 Saturday.
After Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to JD Spielman to pull in with three minutes left, Dobbins pounded away for two first downs to run out of the clock.
Before the late Nebraska score, Dobbins broke through the right side and broke a 42-yard touchdown with 5 minutes left to give Ohio State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) breathing room.
The Buckeyes much-maligned running and defending game in the second half.
Dobbins rushed for a season-high 163 yards – only his second 100-yard game this season. Running back Mike Weber added 91 yards on the ground.
Down 21-16 at half after the Cornhuskers (2-7, 1-5) turned two Ohio State fumbles into touchdown drives, the Buckeyes forced five straight punts and held to the goal.
Dobbins broke into the next series.
Haskins smoked twice but did not look sharp at times but still threw for 231 yards, with a long touchdown pass to Johnnie Dixon and a shovel pass that Parris Campbell turned into a score. He also threw an interception.
Nebraska freshman Adrian Martinez quarterback bested Haskins, who was in the Heisman Trophy conversation a month ago. Martinez threw for 266 yards and touchdown and rushed for two more.
THE TAKEAWAY
Nebraska: The Huskers are a different team than the one who got to 0-6 start, with Martinez and running back Devine Ozigbo pushing Ohio State hard. Martinez continues to improve.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes managed to break out after fighting in recent games, particularly in the 40-29 upset loss at Purdue on Oct. 20.
UP NEXT:
Nebraska: hosts Illinois on Nov. 10.
Ohio State: visits Michigan State on Nov. 10.
Here's what you need to know:
Who: Nebraska vs. Ohio State
What: College football, Week 10
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus
When: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018
Time: 12 p.m.
TV: Fox
Livestream: Fox Sports Go, fuboTV
line: Ohio State -19 (Over / under: 73.5)
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Record Series: Ohio State leads 5-1.
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
The Buckeyes look at a bounce back after a complete collapse at Purdue two weeks ago. Coming off bye week, they need to show that the problems of the game and the game have been reduced to make the run at the playoffs. Scott Frost's Cornhuskers have won two in a row and will be looking to exploit the glaring weaknesses of the Ohio State States against Purdue.
KEY MATCHUP
Nebraska RB Devine vs. Ozigbo. Ohio State Defense. Ozigbo moved up from third on the depth chart to starter three games into the season. He rushed 11 times for 110 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown to open the scoring in Saturday's 45-9 win over Bethune-Cookman, and sat out the second half. The State of the United States of America.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Nebraska: QB Adrian Martinez. The freshman threw for 213 yards Saturday to increase his season passing total to 1,656 yards and set a Nebraska freshman record.
Ohio State: Dwayne Haskins Jr. Haskins has run the Ohio State offense and, despite some wandering first-half throws against Purdue, logged a school-record 470 passing yards. He is considered a leading Heisman Trophy candidate.
FACTS & FIGURES
Nebraska has oven 500-yard offensive games this season. It has not had five 500-yard total offense games in a season since 2000. … Nebraska is averaging 86.3 more total yards than it did last year, helping the Huskers climb 69 spots in the national rankings from 87th in 2017 to 18th this season. … Ohio State WR K.J. Hill is coming off back-to-back 100-yard receiving games. Ohio State RB J.K. Dobbins is 56 yards shy of 2,000 for his career. … Haskins has three straight 400-yard passing games. Ohio State is second in total offense, averaging 555 per game.
(The AP contributed to this report.)
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