Box Score Lincoln - Nebraska went toe-to-toe with No. 6 Ohio State, but four field goals by Noah Ruggles were the difference as the Buckeyes escaped from Memorial Stadium with a 26-17 win on Saturday.
With the victory, Ohio State improved to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in the Big Ten, while Nebraska slipped to 3-7 and 1-6 in the conference with its seventh single-digit setback of the year, including its fourth to a current Associated Press Top 10 team.
Ohio State used a ball-control passing game to total 495 yards on the day, including 36-of-54 passing by C.