Sam McKewon looks at a "something's gotta give" aspect of today's Nebraska-Ohio State game, plus other pregame observations ahead of kickoff.

A scoreless first quarter led to a high-scoring second as the teams combined for 27 points, and the Huskers trail Ohio State by seven at the break.

Nebraska took one of the nation's best teams to the wire, but costly special teams errors and questionable decision-making left the Huskers with another frustrating loss.

After each game this season, The World-Herald's Sam McKewon will hand out his Husker Report Card, assessing Nebraska's performance in several areas. Here are the grades coming out of the Ohio State game.

The Huskers held tight with Ohio State, but hidden yards proved to be the difference. Our tracker shows how penalties, turnovers and field position impacted the game.

During another season in which Nebraska football will have a losing record, Scott Frost made a case for his program and his leadership of it. “I bleed for this.” But that hasn't been enough.

Three things we learned and three things we still don't know about the Huskers coming out of Saturday's loss to Ohio State.

The Husker defense did the heavy lifting, and the offense scored enough to stay competitive. But once again, "stupid mistakes" on special teams played a big part in another frustrating loss.

The Blackshirts deserve to be recognized among the nation’s best defenses, writes Dirk Chatelain. Saturday they deserved to celebrate. But once again, that wasn't the case.

You can respect Adrian Martinez for playing through his injuries, Tom Shatel writes, but that's an indication that Scott Frost's biggest problems come at the quarterback position.

Saturday's Nebraska-Ohio State delivered the made-for-TV drama this series deserves, but the Huskers were left wishing for a happier ending. More quick takes from Tom Shatel.

Adrian Martinez has played through a broken jaw and sprained ankle. But with a 3-7 record in his fourth season as the Huskers' starter, those injures aren't what hurts the most.

The Husker notes package coming out of the Ohio State game focuses on two decisions that key Huskers will have to make in the coming days.

Check out coach Scott Frost's full press conference following Nebraska's loss to Ohio State, plus more video interviews and analysis.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day said that expecting blowout victories every week — especially on the road in the Big Ten — isn’t realistic. “This is a quality team, and we knew that coming in," he said.

The announced crowd of 84,426 was the smallest crowd to see a game at Memorial Stadium since Sept. 9, 2006, but the attendance did extend the Huskers' sellout streak.

Husker football returns to action Saturday at home against Ohio State, so join us as we provide live coverage from Memorial Stadium.

Ohio State will be without one of its top receivers as Garrett Wilson is unavailable to play Saturday against Nebraska.

Facing fourth-and-4 in the Ohio State red zone with a six-point deficit, Scott Frost opted to kick a field goal. The kicker missed, and Nebraska eventually lost. Frost explained that decision.

Husker football's fortitude will be tested without a postseason to play for. And pride could contradict pragmatism for some of Nebraska’s biggest names.

If Scott Frost gets another year, he should pen a few thank you notes to Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State and Oklahoma. Their success provides the wind in the sails of Nebraska’s 3-7 season.

Following another 100-yard performance, Nebraska senior receiver Samori Touré was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list on Monday.

Despite having one of the most underperforming special teams units in the nation, Husker coach Scott Frost would not commit Wednesday to hiring a dedicated special teams coordinator.

Nebraska coach Scott Frost rattled off four keys to being a good assistant: Coaching; mentoring; recruiting; getting guys to play well and execute. “Sean Beckton is, I think, elite at all of those things.” 

Scott Frost absolutely needs to get this right. It must be a significant upgrade. If there’s going to be progress on the field, the O-line must be clicking and dominant, Tom Shatel writes.

Samori Touré took a leap 10 months ago to a new school and new level of football when he transferred from Montana to Nebraska. “I would say it’s definitely worked out."