Week 12 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
Ohio State by 6.5
66% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Ohio State |  Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Résumé rank | #59 |
| +24.7#6 | Power rating | +16.4#27 |
| +12.9#11 | Offense | +7.5#33 |
| +11.7#13 | Defense | +10.2#19 |
| +0.2#66 | Special teams | -0.2#92 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Ohio State | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| 35.7#21 | Points per game | 30.2#53 |
| 18.3#21 | Points allowed | 16.6#17 |
| 0.31#16 | Offense EPA/play | 0.24#33 |
| -0.08#15 | Defense EPA/play | -0.06#20 |
| 52.7%#8 | Offense success rate | 46.8%#37 |
| 33.1%#12 | Defense success rate | 33.7%#15 |
| 6.7#18 | Yards per play | 5.9#61 |
| 44.1%#36 | 3rd down | 49.2%#16 |
| 63.4%#46 | Red zone TD rate | 65.5%#23 |
| 17.2%#27 | Havoc created | 17.8%#18 |
| 1.0#56 | Turnover margin | 3.0#43 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Ohio State
Julian Sayin#23 QB
1705 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT
Jeremiah Smith#1 WR
64 catches · 1059 yds · 9 TD
Riley Pettijohn#95 LB
28 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 INT
Nebraska
Anthony Colandrea#40 QB
1994 pass yds · 13 TD · 6 INT · 508 rush yds
Jamal Rule#13 RB
532 rush yds · 5 TD · 111 rec yds
Williams Nwaneri#145 DL
9 tackles · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).