Ohio State vs. Nebraska: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Will Howard

Despite trailing in the fourth quarter, Ohio State rallied to claim a 21-17 victory over a pesky Nebraska team that nearly pulled an upset victory. Will Howard hit a trio of touchdown passes to account for the difference.

No. 4 Ohio State remains in the College Football Playoff hunt by knocking off Nebraska. OSU (6-1, 2-1) dropped a game to Oregon by a single point, but avoiding a crushing upset and is still a solid pick for the Playoff. Nebraska (5-3, 2-2) is looking for its first winning season since 2016, but after a 5-1 start, was blasted by Indiana last week and now has picked up a second loss.

The Buckeyes remain one of the nation's most explosive teams. QB Will Howard has done a very serviceable job since transferring in from Kansas State, and running backs Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Hendeson are a talented and dangerous duo. OSU's defense has remained strong, giving up just 11.0 points per game coming into Saturday.

Nebraska has leaned heavily on freshman QB Dylan Raiola. Raiola had a bad game against Indiana, but has impressed on the season with his maturity and development. Raiola has thrown for 1,592 yards and nine touchdowns coming into today's game. Matt Rhule's squad is still struggling to reverse a recent narrative of underachievement by the Huskers.

Ohio State vs. Nebraska Box Score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Ohio State	7	7	0	7	21
Nebraska	0	6	3	8	17

Ohio State Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Pass Yds	TDs
Will Howard	13	16	221	3

Ohio State Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yds.	Rush TDs	Rec.	Rec. Yds	Rec TDs
TreVeyon Henderson	10	25	0	0	0	0
Quinshon Judkins	10	29	0	1	9	1
Will Howard	8	14	0	0	0	0
Carnell Tate	0	0	0	4	102	1
Emeka Egbuka	0	0	0	3	20	0
Gee Scott	0	0	0	2	20	0
Jeremiah Smith	0	0	0	3	70	1

Ohio State Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Jayden Fielding	2 for 2	0 for 1

Nebraska Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Pass Yds	TDs
Dylan Raiola	21	32	152	0

Nebraska Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yds.	Rush TDs	Rec.	Rec. Yds	Rec TDs
Emmett Johnson	8	30	0	4	0	0
Dylan Raiola	9	31	0	0	0	0
Dante Dowdell	14	60	1	0	0	0
Jacory Barney Jr.	0	0	0	7	49	0
Jaylen Lloyd	1	4	0	1	-1	0
Thomas Fidone II	0	0	0	4	55	0
Isaiah Neyor	0	0	0	2	15	0
Heinrich Haarberg	1	-4	0	0	0	0
Jahmal Banks	0	0	0	2	31	0
Janiran Bonner	0	0	0	1	3	0

Nebraska Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
John Hohl	1 for 1	3 for 3	54

Ohio State jumped to a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter after a second long touchdown from Howard, who hit Jeremiah Smith with a 60 yard strike. But Nebraska chewed away at the lead, kicking a field goal on the last play of the first half and another midway through the third quarter.

Nebraska finally reached the end zone on a drive that bridged the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth quarter, scoring on a 1 yard Dante Dowdell TD run, with the two-point conversion giving the Huskers a 17-14 edge with 10:47 to play.

Ohio State answered with an 8 play, 75 yard march ended with a 9 yard pass from Howard to Quinshon Judkins to retake the lead with 6:04 to play.

Ohio State travels to Penn State next week for a showdown with significant Big Ten and CFP implications. A home matchup with Indiana also awaits later in November. Nebraska hosts UCLA next week with an off week to follow.

Ohio State- Carnell Tate 40 yard TD pass from Will Howard (Fielding XPT), 7-0, 0:29 remaining in 1st quarter
Nebraska- John Hohl 39 yard field goal, 7-3, 10:21 remaining in 2nd quarter
Ohio State- Jeremiah Smith 60 yard TD pass from Will Howard (Fielding XPT), 14-3, 8:21 remaining in 2nd quarter
Nebraska- John Hohl 54 yard field goal, 14-6, 0:00 remaining in 2nd quarter
Nebraska- John Hohl 47 yard field goal, 14-9, 7:29 remaining in 3rd quarter
Nebraska- Dante Dowdell 1 yard TD run, (2 pt pass Raiola to Boerkircher), 17-14, 10:47 remaining in 4th quarter
Ohio State- Quinshon Judkins 9 yard TD pass from Will Howard (Fielding XPT), 21-17, 6:04 remaining in 4th quarter