Noah Ruggles proved his importance to Ohio State by making four field goals to help lead the Buckeyes to a nine-point win for the second week in a row.
Ohio State won its seventh straight game Saturday, but its offensive struggles against Nebraska were eerily similar to last week's close win over Penn State.
After Ohio State's win over Nebraska, C.J. Stroud says his turnovers were "blatantly my fault," and Ryan Day says he hopes to have Garrett Wilson back for next week's game.
Ohio State escapes Lincoln with a win thanks to another four-field goal day from Noah Ruggles and a record-setting performance from Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Thayer Munford starts at left tackle, Matt Jones starts at left guard and Nicholas Petit-Frere starts at right tackle with Dawand Jones out of the starting lineup against Nebraska.
At least one of Emeka Egbuka, Marvin Harrison Jr. or Julian Fleming will be in line for substantial playing time at wide receiver with Garrett Wilson out against Nebraska.
