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Ohio State takes early lead over Nebraska with 40-yard TD pass to Carnell Tate

Spenser Davis

By Spenser Davis

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Ohio State finally broke through against Nebraska on Saturday afternoon with a 40-yard touchdown pass from Will Howard to Carnell Tate.

After coming up empty on its first 3 drives of the game, the Buckeyes took a 7-0 lead thanks to Tate’s second receiving touchdown of the season.

Here’s a replay of the big play:

It’s been a solid start to the season for Tate, who entered this game with 15 catches for 232 yards and 1 touchdown on the season. He’s been Ohio State’s third most-used receiver so far in 2024 behind Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

With that catch, Tate also went over his previous career-best for receiving yards in a season. Last year as a true freshman he contributed 18 catches for 264 yards.

For Will Howard, this was already his 15th touchdown pass in 2024. His previous career high for TD passes in a season came last year at Kansas State when he threw for 24 touchdowns while playing for the Wildcats.

Ohio State is looking for its eighth consecutive win in this series.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.