Repeatedly, Nebraska quarterbacks Tommy Armstrong and Ryker Fyfe threw deep and more often than not into Ohio State coverage. The heaves seemed more like hopes rather than something drawn up in the game plan. The passes usually dropped to the ground — unless they were picked off by a Buckeye.
While there are any number of negatives to point at from Saturday’s mess at The Horseshoe, the repeated deep throws that came up empty certainly stood out on a futile night for the Husker offense.
“Some of it, we got so much press on the outside and they played a lot where they were overloading inside.