Ohio State has officially begun its first football season of president Kristina Johnson's tenure.
A sparse crowd watched the Buckeyes top Nebraska, 52-17, on Saturday in a long-awaited kickoff between the two schools that fought hardest in the public eye for the Big Ten to reverse course and play a season this fall.
Following the win, Johnson – in her first year as the university's president – was presented by the team with the game ball. She posed with it for a photo while still at Ohio Stadium, calling the experience of seeing the game "thrilling.