Columbus, Ohio – Nebraska’s defense forced three consecutive turnovers, two of them helping Nebraska take a halftime lead, but No. 8 Ohio State responded with two third-quarter touchdowns to regain the lead and thwart an upset attempt with a 36-31 victory over the Huskers on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
Nebraska (2-7, 1-5 Big Ten Conference) had its two game-winning streak snapped. Ohio State (8-1, 5-1) improved to 6-0 following a bye week under coach Urban Meyer and rebounded from its 49-20 loss two week ago at Purdue.
Freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez was 22-of-33 passing for 266 yards and ran for 72 yards and two touchdowns to finish with 338 yards of total offense.