Ohio State at Nebraska - 2026 Matchup Preview

Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers

Saturday, November 21st 2026 (12:00 PM EST)
Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, NE

Buckeyes (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Ryan Day (82 - 12)
Avg Score : 33 - 9 (31 - 8 on Road)
Record Prediction: 0 - 0 (#1)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

NEB is playing their 4th straight game
OSU is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: Ohio State -21.5 (SP+ OSU -24)
Projected Score: OSU: 35 - NEB: 13 (48)
OSU Win prob: 95% | Cover: 49%
OSU Travel: 722 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Cornhuskers (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Matt Rhule (19 - 19)
Avg Score : 29 - 25 (36 - 21 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 0 - 0 (#1)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
OSU Players
NEB Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Ohio State's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Ohio State vs Ball State	-53.5
Sat 9/12	Ohio State at Texas	-5.5
Sat 9/19	Ohio State vs Kent State	-49.5
Sat 9/26	Ohio State vs Illinois	-21
Sat 10/3	Ohio State at Iowa	-13.5
Sat 10/10	Ohio State vs Maryland	-30
Sat 10/17	Ohio State at Indiana	+2
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/31	Ohio State at USC	-6
Sat 11/7	Ohio State vs Oregon	-6.5
Sat 11/14	Ohio State vs Northwestern	-28.5
Sat 11/21	Ohio State at Nebraska	-21.5
Sat 11/28	Ohio State vs Michigan	-16.5

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Predictions for Ohio State's Schedule

Nebraska's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Nebraska vs Ohio	-16
Sat 9/12	Nebraska vs Bowling Green	-22.5
Sat 9/19	Nebraska vs North Dakota	-29
Sat 9/26	Nebraska at Michigan State	-5
Sat 10/3	Nebraska vs Maryland	-6
Sat 10/10	Nebraska vs Indiana	+20.5
Sat 10/17	Nebraska at Oregon	+22.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/31	Nebraska vs Washington	+10
Sat 11/7	Nebraska at Illinois	+8
Sat 11/14	Nebraska at Rutgers	-4.5
Sat 11/21	Nebraska vs Ohio State	+21.5
Fri 11/27	Nebraska at Iowa	+10.5

Important Stats (2025)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
OSU	#10 (.31)	52% (2)	33.4	45% (47)	2.99 (61)	155	58% (1)	268	4.83 (5)	#3 (-.02)	34% (6)	9.3	31% (3)	38% (32)	2.64 (8)	38.5	0.8	1
NEB	#77 (.16)	46% (27)	28.7	48% (22)	3.16 (29)	148	45% (36)	225	3.93 (50)	#101 (.21)	43% (88)	24.6	47% (117)	39% (38)	4.37 (128)	43.5	0.8	1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
OSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NEB		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2025

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
OSU Offense	14	33.4	30.6	51.7%	4.83	0.8	23	423	155	268	4.6	48%	51%	45%	58%	11%	.31
NEB Defense	13	24.6	20.9	43.2%	4.37	1	-	-	-	-	-	55%	43%	47%	39%	14%	.21

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
OSU Defense	14	9.3	8.2	34.4%	2.64	1	-	-	-	-	-	48%	50%	31%	38%	16%	-.02
NEB Offense	13	28.7	36.1	46.2%	3.93	0.8	20	372	148	225	4.3	49%	49%	48%	45%	13%	.16

Additional Stats 2025

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Ohio State	14	33:00	22.6	53%	67%	4.1	38.5	0.8	1	5.6	2.5	1	29
Nebraska	13	30:35	20.3	46%	36%	4.6	43.5	0.8	1	5	1.7	2	31.8

Run Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
OSU Offense	14	48% (80)	45% (47)	33.6	154.8	4.6	25 (60)	.08 (89)	2.99 (61)	73% (61)	7% (14)	0.78 (133)
NEB Defense	13	55% (122)	47% (117)	-	-	-	-	.25 (132)	3.25 (121)	79% (119)	10% (62)	1.12 (128)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
OSU Defense	14	48% (50)	31% (3)	-	-	-	-	-.09 (4)	2.5 (10)	59% (9)	11% (17)	0.82 (7)
NEB Offense	13	49% (68)	48% (22)	34.2	147.8	4.3	20 (60)	.13 (63)	3.16 (29)	76% (44)	9% (53)	0.81 (125)

Pass Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
OSU Offense	14	51% (54)	58% (1)	22.4	29.1	268.2	9.2	12	33 (22)	8 (20)	.54 (3)	1.4 (117)	24% (2)	39% (7)	.5 (12)	4% (17)	1.9 (90)
NEB Defense	13	43% (10)	39% (38)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (100)	.19 (44)	1.5 (25)	31% (87)	35% (128)	.44 (127)	5% (122)	2 (47)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
OSU Defense	14	50% (89)	38% (32)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8 (100)	.05 (5)	1.2 (1)	36% (12)	23% (5)	.08 (5)	5% (108)	1.7 (7)
NEB Offense	13	49% (72)	45% (36)	20	29.1	224.6	7.7	11.2	23 (14)	7 (60)	.22 (83)	1.4 (128)	25% (5)	32% (52)	.39 (35)	4% (11)	1.9 (94)

Ohio State's Power Ratings
Ohio State's Power Rating: 28.96 #3
Ohio State's Offense Rating: 29.91 #3
Ohio State's Defense Rating: -2.53 #1
2026 Talent Rating: 1070.00 #6
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #24
Ohio State's 2026 Expected Record: 0.0 - 0.0
Ohio State's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 30.1 #2
Ohio State's Offense SP+ Rating: 37.6 #13
Ohio State's Defense SP+ Rating: 7.7 #1

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 896.78
Average Power Five Talent: 885.22
Average FBS Talent: 707.18

Power Ratings Matchup
Ohio State: 28.96 Nebraska: 8.2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Ohio State: 30.1 Nebraska: 6.2

Nebraska's Power Ratings
Nebraska's Power Rating: 8.2 #42
Nebraska's Offense Rating: 16.99 #25
Nebraska's Defense Rating: 16.79 #67
2026 Talent Rating: 956.00 #21
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #24
Nebraska's 2026 Expected Record: 0.0 - 0.0
Nebraska's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 6.2 #46
Nebraska's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.8 #56
Nebraska's Defense SP+ Rating: 22.7 #44

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 896.78
Average Power Five Talent: 885.22
Average FBS Talent: 707.18

Ohio State Scoring
Offense: 33.4 PPG
Offense on Road: 30.6
Defense: 9.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 8.2

Ohio State's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Ohio State 35
Nebraska 13

Projected Total Points: 48

Nebraska Scoring
Offense: 28.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.1
Defense: 24.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 20.9

Nebraska's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record at home: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	10/26	Ohio State	21	Nebraska	17	Ohio State -25	Nebraska	48.5	Under
2021	11/06	Nebraska	17	Ohio State	26	Ohio State -14	Nebraska	68.5	Under
2020	10/24	Ohio State	52	Nebraska	17	Ohio State -28	Ohio State	69.5	Under
2019	09/28	Nebraska	7	Ohio State	48	Ohio State -17	Ohio State	66.0	Under
2018	11/03	Ohio State	36	Nebraska	31	Ohio State -17	Nebraska	75.5	Under
2017	10/14	Nebraska	14	Ohio State	56	Ohio State -24	Ohio State	58.0	Over
2016	11/05	Ohio State	62	Nebraska	3	Ohio State -15.5	Ohio State	53.5	Over
2012	10/06	Ohio State	63	Nebraska	38
2011	10/08	Nebraska	34	Ohio State	27

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Nebraska	1	3	2 Overs
Ohio State	8	4	5 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	6 - 3	3 - 4	2 - 2	1 - 2
Road Teams	3 - 6	4 - 3	2 - 1	2 - 2

(#3) OSU at (#42) NEB

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	OSU	NEB
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	#3	#42
SP+SP+	#2	#46
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#6	#21
Blue ChipsBC%	#24	#24

Ohio State Injury Report

Nebraska Injury Report

Ohio State on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 50%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	OSU Off	NEB Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#2	#88
ExplosiveExp	#124	#80
PPAPPA	#10	#101
PowerPwr	#3	#67
SP+SP+	#13	#44
Pts POPPO	#5	#128
HavocHav	#6	#100

Ohio State Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 50%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	OSU Off	NEB Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#47	#117
Run ExplRExp	#133	#128
PPAExp	#89	#132
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#61	#121
Stuff RateStuff	#73	#117
TackleTak	-	NR

Ohio State Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 50%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	OSU Off	NEB Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#1	#38
Pass ExplPExl	#117	#25
PPAExp	#3	#44
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#14	#62
DB HavocDB	#17	#122

Nebraska on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	NEB Off	OSU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#27	#6
ExplosiveExp	#134	#2
PPAPPA	#77	#3
PowerPwr	#25	#1
SP+SP+	#56	#1
Pts POPPO	#50	#8
HavocHav	#23	#57

Nebraska Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	NEB Off	OSU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#22	#3
Run ExplRExp	#125	#7
PPAExp	#63	#4
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#29	#10
Stuff RateStuff	#19	#14
TackleTak	-	NR

Nebraska Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 49%
CategoryCat	NEB Off	OSU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#36	#32
Pass ExplPExl	#128	#1
PPAExp	#83	#5
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#53	#17
DB HavocDB	#11	#108

Program Comparison
NEB 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'26 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

OSU 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFB Elites
'26 Profile: Remains CFB Elites

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Previous Matchups
Ohio State beat Nebraska in 2024 (21-17)

OSU's OC Arthur Smith (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Julian Sayin	301	391	77%	3610	32	8	9.2
Tavien St. Clair	0	2	0%	0	0	0	0.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Bo Jackson	179	1090	6	6.1	64
Isaiah West	59	310	2	5.3	38
Ja'Kobi Jackson (Tr)	27	98	0	3.6	27
Jeremiah Smith	3	21	1	7.0	17

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jeremiah Smith	87	1243	12	14.3	87
Devin Mccuin (Tr)	65	726	8	11.2	52
Kyle Parker (Tr)	31	330	4	10.6	43
Hunter Welcing (Tr)	28	296	2	10.6	36

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OSU's DC Matt Patricia (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PD
Earl Little II	76	2	0	2
Jaylen McClain	53	0	0	3
Christian Alliegro (Tr)	48	8	4	1
Payton Pierce	44	2	0	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Kenyatta Jackson	28	11	7	2	2
Christian Alliegro (Tr)	48	8	4	0	1
Eddrick Houston	21	4	3	1	0
James Smith (Tr)	26	7	3	2	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Dominick Kelly (Tr)	3	0	3
Jaylen McClain	53	0	3
Earl Little II	76	2	2

NEB's OC Dana Holgorsen (in his second season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Anthony Colandrea (Tr)	275	417	66%	3459	23	9	8.3
TJ Lateef	74	123	60%	904	5	1	7.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Anthony Colandrea (Tr)	127	650	10	5.1	37
Mekhi Nelson	27	147	2	5.4	38
Kwinten Ives	20	133	2	6.7	28
TJ Lateef	40	120	4	3.0	16

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Nyziah Hunter	43	617	5	14.3	64
Kwazi Gilmer (Tr)	50	535	4	10.7	43
Jacory Barney Jr.	45	484	5	10.8	52
Luke Lindenmeyer	29	312	2	10.8	26

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NEB's DC John Butler (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Owen Chambliss (Tr)	90	9	4	4	5
Rex Guthrie	63	2	0	0	1
Vincent Shavers Jr.	61	8	1	1	0
Donovan Jones	59	2	0	0	5

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Owen Chambliss (Tr)	90	9	4	4	5
Williams Nwaneri	27	5	3	5	1
Kade Pietrzak	16	6	2	3	1
Cameron Lenhardt	23	3	2	3	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Owen Chambliss (Tr)	90	9	4	4	5
Donovan Jones	59	2	0	0	5
Victor Evans III (Tr)	41	1	0	0	4