
The Cornhuskers have the Big Ten’s second-best offense (470.1 yards per game), and fourth best scoring unit at just under 30 points per contest. 8), Michigan State, Michigan and Minnesota. However, none of those losses have been by more than eight points, and that includes games with Oklahoma (No. That also means not overlooking this week’s opponent, Nebraska, which hosts the Buckeyes with a 3-6 record. 22) if OSU reaches the Big Ten Championship game. 3 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings), Michigan (No.

It won’t be easy to keep that trend going, with games remaining against Michigan State (No. Amazingly, in the previous five instances (1972, 1979, 1984, 19), the Bucks finished the year as Big Ten champions. It’s only the sixth time ever that the Buckeyes had have multiple true freshman considered starters, based on available information in official Ohio State media guides. See below for a list of notable true freshman starters at Ohio State. Heading into Saturday’s game at Nebraska, Henderson is one of four true freshman to start a game for the Buckeyes in 2021, not including punter Jesse Mirco. That was the most ever by a freshman until this year, when TreVeyon Henderson ran for 270 against Tulsa. Archie Griffin burst onto the scene against North Carolina, running for a then-school record 239 yards. Ohio State fans will recall that in 1972, a freshman running back from Columbus proved that was long overdue.


