Purdue collects another top-five soul, Illinois continues its schizophrenic ride through the 2021 season, and Wisconsin assumes a familiar position in the Big Ten West.
Luke Wypler’s fumble recovery prevented a costly turnover, Dawand Jones’ absence from the starting lineup was due to illness and Garrett Wilson is “day-to-day” to return.
Noah Ruggles proved his importance to Ohio State by making four field goals to help lead the Buckeyes to a nine-point win for the second week in a row.
Ohio State won its seventh straight game Saturday, but its offensive struggles against Nebraska were eerily similar to last week's close win over Penn State.
After Ohio State's win over Nebraska, C.J. Stroud says his turnovers were "blatantly my fault," and Ryan Day says he hopes to have Garrett Wilson back for next week's game.
Ohio State escapes Lincoln with a win thanks to another four-field goal day from Noah Ruggles and a record-setting performance from Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
