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Urban Meyer talks Nebraska, moving past loss to Purdue
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With just one loss on the season and a No. 10 ranking in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, Ohio State still has all of its goals ahead of it.
Urban Meyer knows his team has to move on from the loss to Purdue two weeks ago and get geared up for the final month of the season, beginning with Saturday’s game against Nebraska.
Meyer already complimented the Huskers earlier this week, saying it’s a “much different team” than it was a season ago. Despite the 2-6 record, the offense has been “clicking on all cylinders” according to the Buckeyes head coach.
During his weekly radio show, Meyer spoke a little more in-depth about Nebraska and how Ohio State needs to push forward after the loss to Purdue.
“It was a tough loss,” Meyer said Thursday. “We haven’t had many bye weeks after losses. It was a chance to get the taste out of your mouth, get some things fixed and get some guys health.
“We’ve been hit in the jaw before. Now it’s time to rebound and get going.”
Ohio State still has major opportunities to bolster its resume for one of the four College Football Playoff bids. After Saturday’s game against Nebraska, the Buckeyes will battle Michigan State, Maryland and No. 5 Michigan to close out the year.
If they take care of business, the Buckeyes will be back in the B1G Championship Game.
But it all starts this weekend against Nebraska, a team that Meyer knows will pose some problems, especially for the defense.
“They are in stride right now,” Meyer said. “Offensively they had 600 yards against a top 20 defense in Minnesota.”
Nebraska is coming off back-to-back wins over Minnesota and Bethune-Cookman. It has eclipsed the 500-yard mark offensively four times this fall.
Ohio State will have contain big plays defensively and keep dual-threat quarterback Adrian Martinez in check. If the Buckeyes’ defense can handle those concerns, Dwayne Haskins and the offense should be able to pick apart a Nebraska defense that has some gaping holes.
The Buckeyes and Huskers are scheduled to kick things off at noon ET on Saturday.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB