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Photos: Nebraska hosts Ohio State at Memorial Stadium

Nebraska wide receiver Samori Toure (3) scores on a Adrian Martinez pass against Ohio State's Lathan Ransom (12) and Cody Simon (30) in the second quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Turner Corcoran hugs Amy Smothers, the mother of his roommate Logan, as he walks into the stadium before the game against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Adrian Martinez gets off be bus for the Unity Walk before a game against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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UNL senior Abi Schoup walks to Memorial Stadium before Nebraska's game against Ohio State on Saturday.

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Nebraska players walk into the stadium before their game against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

Cooke Taylor (left) of Newport, Neb. celebrates his 7th birthday with his brother Tripp as they await the Huskers to arrive for the Unity Walk on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. It was the brothers' first Nebraska football game.

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Nebraska's Tamon Lynum walks to the stadium during the Unity Walk before their game against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

Nebraska wide receiver Samori Toure (3) scores on a Adrian Martinez pass against Ohio State's Lathan Ransom (12) in the second quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) runs the ball against Ohio State's Bryson Shaw (17) and Lathan Ransom (12) as Samori Toure looks on in the second quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts (left) and head football coach Scott Frost shake hands before the game against Ohio State on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska coach Scott Frost hugs Jalil Martin, a 2022 defensive back recruit from Chicago, who verbally committed to the Huskers before NU's game against Ohio State on Nov. 6. 

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Ohio State coach Ryan Day (left) talks with Nebraska coach Scott Frost prior to the game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska coach Scott Frost (left) and Husker athletic director Trev Alberts briefly embrace before the game against Ohio State on Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. 

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Nebraska's Luke Reimer (top) breaks up a fourth-down pass intended for Ohio State tight end Jeremy Ruckert (88) in the first quarter on Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska inside linebacker Luke Reimer celebrates during the Ohio State game on Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. Reimer and the Husker defense is one reason for optimism this fall, according to national writers.

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Nebraska running back Rahmir Johnson (14) finds a gap in the Ohio State defensive line in the second quarter on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Chris Olave (2) tries to hold off Nebraska's Quinton Newsome (6) as he's pushed out of bounds in the first quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Marquel Dismuke (9) trips up Ohio State's Mitch Rossi (34) in the first quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska tight end Austin Allen (11) is tackled by several Ohio State players after catching a pass in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's JoJo Domann (13) breaks up a pass intended for Ohio State's Jeremy Ruckert (88) in the second quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska celebrates a tackle by John Bullock (35) in the first quarter against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez is pressured by Ohio State's Craig Young (15) in the first quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska coach Scott Frost (right) talks to a side judge who called a penalty against the Huskers' Alante Brown (left) on a second-half punt to Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's JoJo Domann (13) celebrates after intercepting a ball intended for Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) in the first half Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Adrian Martinez scores on a 1-yard touchdown run against Ohio State in the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

Nebraska's Adrian Martinez (2) gets tackled by Ohio State's Cody Simon in the fourth quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson (32) dives through a pile of Nebraska defenders in the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud evades the tackle attempt of Nebraska's Ty Robinson on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) scampers into the end zone on a 1-yard TD run against Ohio State in the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska receiver Samori Toure takes the ball down to the 1-yard line as he's pursued by Ohio State's Ronnie Hickman in the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) throws under pressure against Ohio State in the first half on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez scores on a 1-yard run against Ohio State in the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska kicker Chase Contreraz (left) misses the second of two field goals against Ohio State, this one in the fourth quarter, Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's JoJo Domann (13) and Ohio State's Luke Wypler (53) chase down a fumble by Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud in the fourth quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Ohio State recovered the ball.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez is pressured by Ohio State's Craig Young (15) which leads to an interception by the Buckeyes' Steele Chambers in the closing moments of the game Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State celebrates a fourth-quarter interception by Steele Chambers (22) against Nebraska on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

Nebraska's Cam Taylor-Britt reacts after missing an opportunity to intercept a pass to Ohio State Chris Olave in the first half Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska kicker Chase Contreraz (left) misses the first of two field goals against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's JoJo Domann (left) gets a pat on the helmet from Marquel Dismuke after his first-half interception against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska coach Scott Frost (right) has a word with the side judge last season at Memorial Stadium. 

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Nebraska's Adrian Martinez (2) throws an incomplete pass in the fourth quarter while under pressure from Ohio State's Craig Young (15) on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) gets sacked by Ohio State's Ronnie Hickman in the first quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska tight end Austin Allen (11) pulls in a first-down pass from Adrian Martinez in the first half against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Myles Farmer (right) tackles Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Garrett Nelson looks on in the first half Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Garrett Nelson leaps on Luke Reimer after he broke up a fourth-down pass to Ohio State's Jeremy Ruckert in the first quarter for a turnover on downs Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez walks off the field after the Huskers' 26-17 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star file photo

Nebraska's Phalen Sanford (37) watches Ohio State's Noah Ruggles kick off in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Luke Reimer gets up off Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud after a tackle in the second quarter last November at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) can't quite reach a pass against Nebraska in the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska fans stand during the the national anthem before playing Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Luke Reimer tackles Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson (32) in the fourth quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Kids hold their hands out to get high fives as Nebraska players take the field for warmups before playing against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez gets sacked by Ohio State's Ronnie Hickman in the first quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Rahmir Johnson (14) runs the ball against Ohio State in the fourth quarter on Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez runs out of bounds in the second quarter against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba runs past Nebraska's Marquel Dismuke (9) in the second quarter on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's C.J. Stroud throws a touchdown pass against Nebraska in the second quarter of a Nov. 6, 2021, game at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Luke Reimer (28) helps up Ohio State's Jeremy Ruckert after the Huskers broke up a pass attempt in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Adrian Martinez (2) rolls on the ground after getting tackled by Ohio State's Cody Simon (30) in the fourth quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska offensive lineman Matt Sichterman falls on Ohio State defenders in the fourth quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Samori Toure runs to the end zone for a 72-yard touchdown reception against Ohio State in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Adrian Martinez (2) celebrates scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Turner Corcoran (69) warms up before the game against Ohio State on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Garrett Nelson (44) sacks Ohio State's C.J. Stroud in the fourth quarter last November at Memorial Stadium. 

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Nebraska's JoJo Domann hypes up the crowd in the third quarter against Ohio State on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) evades a tackle on a reception against Nebraska in the third quarter on Nov. 6 at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Chase Contreraz (36) lines up for an extra-point kick as William Przystup prepares to hold the ball against Ohio State in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Samori Toure (3) is tacked by Ohio State's Cameron Brown after catching a pass in the first quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Broc Bando (73) takes the field before the Huskers play Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Wyatt Liewer is a native of O'Neill, the Irish capital of Nebraska.

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Nebraska coach Scott Frost hugs Ohio State coach Ryan Day after Ohio State's 26-17 win on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Gabe Ervin walks off the field at halftime of the game against Ohio State on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Deontre Thomas (97) jumps to try as he tries to block an Ohio State field goal in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) breaks free for a touchdown against Nebraska on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Julian Fleming steps out of bounds as he pulls in a catch against Nebraska in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Quinton Newsome (6) celebrates after breaking up an Ohio State pass in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Nicholas Petit-Frere (78) lifts receiver Chris Olave (2) after Olave's second-quarter touchdown Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Cam Taylor-Britt walks off the field after the Huskers lost 26-17 to Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska takes the field for warmups before playing Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) gets hit by Nebraska's JoJo Domann after he crosses the goal line in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's JoJo Domann (13), Austin Allen (11), and Will Nixon (12) walk off the field after their 26-17 loss against Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Brendan Franke kicks the ball to Fordham on Sept. 4 at Memorial Stadium.

EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star file photo

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Nebraska's Brendan Franke kicks the ball to Fordham on Sept. 4 at Memorial Stadium.

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