College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio State 63, Nebraska 38
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2012
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Temperature: 52°
Head Official: Todd Geerlings
Attendance: 106102

Ohio State 63, No. 20 Nebraska 38: Braxton Miller rushed for 186 yards, an Ohio State single-game record for a quarterback, in leading the undefeated Buckeyes over the visiting Cornhuskers.

Carlos Hyde contributed a career-high 140 rushing yards on 28 carries and four touchdowns for Ohio State (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten). Rod Smith's 33-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter sparked a 21-0 second-half surge that pushed the Buckeyes' lead to 56-31.

Rex Burkhead rushed for 119 yards on 14 carries for Nebraska (4-2, 1-1) before leaving early in the second half with a leg injury. Burkhead missed two games earlier this season with a sprained left knee.

The teams traded the lead four times in the first half before Miller scored on a 31-yard run with 23 seconds remaining to push Ohio State’s lead to 35-24.

The Buckeyes were limited to 17 total yards in the first quarter and did not record a first down until Miller ran 72 yards to the Nebraska 3-yard line with just under 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter. Hyde scored two plays later to cut the deficit to 17-14.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The announced attendance was 106,102, an Ohio Stadium record. … A 73-yard run midway through the first quarter by Burkhead was the longest of his career. … Ohio State senior linebacker Etienne Sabino left the game in the first half with a knee injury and didn’t return. He was replaced by freshman Joshua Perry. Sabino had a team-high eight tackles in last week’s victory over Michigan State.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Nebraska   Ohio State
Rex Burkhead Player Braxton Miller
14 Attempts 16
119 Yards 186
8.5 Avg Yards 11.6
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Nebraska   Ohio State
Kenny Bell Player Jeff Heuerman
5 Receptions 2
133 Yards 53
26.6 Avg Yards 26.5
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Nebraska 437 223 214 5 1 0 2.0 2
Ohio State 498 371 127 7 0 3 4.0 2