Luke McCaffrey turned the corner and saw green. He slipped through a diving ankle tackle from Pete Werner and raced down the Nebraska sideline, juking Marcus Hooker on his 47-yard scamper to set up Adrian Martinez’s rushing touchdown, giving the Cornhuskers an unexpected 7-0 lead on Ohio State in the season opener.
Lost amid McCaffrey’s surprise run was Tommy Togiai, the Buckeyes’ first-time starting nose tackle. Locked up, he got lost in the wash at the line of scrimmage but managed to disengage from his block and begin a 40-yard dash to try to catch up to McCaffrey.