Nebraska Cornhuskers: 4 things we learned in Week 1 loss vs Ohio State

Coverage Problems

While Justin Fields had an excellent game for the Buckeyes, completing 20 out of 22 passes, that statistic has to be a warning sign for this Blackshirt defense. Just two incomplete passes and 274 passing yards for Fields cannot sit well with the Huskers secondary. There were also a few missed tackles, but the Huskers have certainly had worst days tackling.

It is simple, Ohio State’s offense was controlling the majority of the game because of the loose coverage from the Husker secondary. It appeared that they didn’t want to get burned too badly, but that ended up making it far too easy for Fields to find open receivers.

So many of the completions were not difficult throws to make because there was rarely anyone else near him. The Huskers will need to find a way to be closer to the opposition’s receivers.

The most intriguing aspect of the Huskers defense had to be the run defense. They had a couple of big stops and frustrated the Buckeyes run game.

While they weathered the storm in the first half as Nebraska faced just a 10-point halftime deficit, the Buckeyes offense really got rolling in the second half and became seemingly unstoppable.