Every week, we will be picking the score, MVP, and major storyline for each Buckeye game.
faBeing the Buckeye beat’s black sheep blog, we here at Land-Grant Holy Land like to pat ourselves on the back. So, throughout the season, members of our staff will be making predictions about that day’s game. They will go on the record with what they think the final score will be, who the game’s MVP will be, and what the major storyline will be coming out of the day.
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes will welcome the Nebraska Cornhuskers to Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 12 noon ET in a game to be broadcast on Fox. As of this article’s writing, the Bucks are 25.5-point favorites according to FanDuel Sportsbook. College football’s gold-standard advanced analytics model SP+ is predicting a score of 33-11 in favor of Ohio State.
Check out what our staff members think and then let us know your thoughts on the game in the comments below. As we move forward with the season, you will be able to keep up with just how well our prognosticators do on a weekly basis HERE.
Josh Dooley
Score Prediction: Ohio State 38, Nebraska 24
Game MVP: TreVeyon Henderson
Major Storyline: Henderson stars as the featured back, but the Buckeyes show their lack of depth at key positions.
Dan Hessler
Score Prediction: Ohio State 38, Nebraska 10
Game MVP: Will Howard
Major Storyline: Howard continues to impress and throws three touchdowns in the first half.
Connor Lemons
Score Prediction: Ohio State 42, Nebraska 17
Game MVP: TreVeyon Henderson
Major Storyline: Ohio State wins easily but the defense still is not on the same page.
Brett Ludwiczak
Score Prediction: Ohio State 41, Nebraska 14
Game MVP: Quinshon Judkins
Major Storyline: Ohio State bounces back from the Oregon loss in a big way ahead of the clash with Penn State next week.
Gene Ross
Score Prediction: Ohio State 42, Nebraska 17
Game MVP: TreVeyon Henderson
Major Storyline: Ohio State’s defensive line does something other than a straight four-man rush.
Matt Tamanini
Score Prediction: Ohio State 38, Nebraska 10
Game MVP: Emeka Egbuka
Major Storyline: Nebraska is not an elite team, so Ohio State will dominate enough to give the glass-half-full fans enough to be excited about, but will still have enough blips to drive the half-empty contingent crazy.