COLUMBUS, Ohio — From the outside perspective, perhaps, it’s hard to put a finger on how to consider what transpired for Nebraska on Saturday afternoon at the Horseshoe.
Nothing in the world is black and white, so when a 2-6 football team goes on the road and leads a top-10 Ohio State team that’s embarrassed it the past two autumns with wins that came by a total of 101 points, the natural instinct is to measure the result relative to expectations.
The simple part is this: Nebraska lost 36-31 to No. 10 Ohio State in a game the Huskers led at halftime but also twice trailed by two scores.