Nebraska vs. Ohio State LIVE SCORE UPDATES & STATS (11/3/18)

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-6), led by quarterback Adrian Martinez, met the No. 8 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, led by quarterback Dwayne Haskins, in a Week 10 Big Ten NCAA college football game on Saturday, November 3, 2018 (11/3/18) at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

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Here's the AP recap:

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- J.K. Dobbins ran for three touchdowns and Dwayne Haskins Jr. passed for two more as No. 8 Ohio State rallied in the second half and held off Nebraska 36-31 Saturday.

After Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to JD Spielman to pull within five with 3 minutes left, Dobbins pounded away for two first downs to run out the clock.

Before the late Nebraska score, Dobbins broke through the right side and romped for a 42-yard touchdown with 5 minutes left to give Ohio State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) breathing room.

The Buckeyes much-maligned running game and defense finally showed up in the second half.

Dobbins rushed for a season-high 163 yards -- only his second 100-yard game this season. Running back Mike Weber added 91 yards on the ground.

Down 21-16 at half after the Cornhuskers (2-7, 1-5) turned two Ohio State fumbles into touchdown drives, the Buckeyes forced five straight punts and held Nebraska to a field goal when a drive stalled at the 1.

Dobbins broke off his run between the center and right guard to cap the next series.

Haskins fumbled twice and didn't look sharp at times but nevertheless threw for 231 yards, with a long touchdown pass to Johnnie Dixon and a shovel pass that Parris Campbell turned into a score. He also threw an interception.

Nebraska freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez bested Haskins, who was in the Heisman Trophy conversation a month ago. Martinez threw for 266 yards and touchdown and rushed for two more.

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: The Huskers are a different team than the one that got out to an 0-6 start, with Martinez and running back Devine Ozigbo pushing Ohio State hard. Martinez continues to improve.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes managed to break out after struggling in recent games, particularly in the 40-29 upset loss at Purdue on Oct. 20.

UP NEXT:

Nebraska: hosts Illinois on Nov. 10.

Ohio State: visits Michigan State on Nov. 10.

Here's what you need to know:

Who: Nebraska vs. Ohio State

What: College football, Week 10

Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus

When: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018

Time: 12 p.m.

TV: Fox

Livestream: Fox Sports Go, fuboTV

Line: Ohio State -19 (Over/under: 73.5)

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Series record: Ohio State leads 5-1.

WHAT'S AT STAKE?

The Buckeyes look to bounce back strong after a complete collapse at Purdue two weeks ago. Coming off a bye week, they need to show that deep problems with the defense and running game have been shored up enough to make a run at the playoffs. Scott Frost's Cornhuskers have won two in a row and will be looking to exploit the glaring weaknesses Ohio State showed against Purdue.

KEY MATCHUP

Nebraska RB Devine Ozigbo vs. Ohio State defense. Ozigbo moved up from third on the depth chart to starter three games into the season. He rushed 11 times for 110 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown to open the scoring in Saturday's 45-9 win over Bethune-Cookman, and sat out the second half. The Ohio State defense has some large holes and at times had trouble even getting their hands on Purdue's skill players.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Nebraska: QB Adrian Martinez. The freshman threw for 213 yards Saturday to increase his season passing total to 1,656 yards and set a Nebraska freshman record.

Ohio State: Dwayne Haskins Jr. Haskins has carried the Ohio State offense and, despite some errant first-half throws against Purdue, logged a school-record 470 passing yards. He's considered a leading Heisman Trophy candidate.

FACTS & FIGURES

Nebraska has four 500-yard offensive games this season. It has not had five 500-yard total offense games in a season since 2000. ... Nebraska is averaging 86.3 more total yards this season than it did last year, helping the Huskers climb 69 spots in the national rankings from 87th in 2017 to 18th this season. ... Ohio State WR K.J. Hill is coming off back-to-back 100-yard receiving games. ... Ohio State RB J.K. Dobbins is 56 yards shy of 2,000 for his career. ... Haskins has three straight 400-yard passing games. ... Ohio State is second in nation in total offense, averaging 555 per game.

(The AP contributed to this report.)

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