Three keys for an Ohio State victory over Nebraska

Ohio State takes on Nebraska at high noon in the ‘Shoe on Saturday. Here are three keys to a Buckeyes victory in game one.

Get off to a quick start

If we’ve seen it once, we’ve seen it before. The main ingredient that often goes into an upset is letting the underdog hang around. Nobody will argue with Ohio State being the highly favored team in this one, and as long as the Buckeyes take care of business, what’s on paper should end in a win over a Cornhusker team that’s still trying to get the band back together again.

The Buckeyes have to get out to a quick start, execute, and put this game away early. The more a proud Nebraska squad hangs around, the more belief begins to creep into the game and the more confidence Big Red plays with.

Ohio State has to play like the team that it is and kill the will of Nebraska early on.

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