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Ryan Day, Ohio State Football ‘Look Forward’ to Nebraska After ‘Long Week’

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1 year ago

October 23, 2024

Ryan Day, Ohio State Football ‘Look Forward’ to Nebraska After ‘Long Week’

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes are champing at the bit to get back on to the field after sitting on their first loss of the season.

“It was a long week for all of us, and a lot of hours in here talking about it,” Day said during his Tuesday press conference in Columbus. “You sit on it and you chew on it. Then eventually you move on and you look forward and that’s kind of where we are.”

Day said the Buckeyes are excited to “move forward” after their 32-31 loss in Eugene, Ore., on Oct. 12. The matchup of then-rated No. 2 Ohio State and the now-rated No. 1 Ducks came down to the wire, with Buckeye quarterback Will Howard sliding as time expired, too late to allow OSU to try a game-winning field goal. The loss dropped Ohio State to No. 4 in the latest rankings and left plenty of question marks around the OSU fanbase.

Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) slides on the field as the clock runs out against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium. / Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images

Day said his team has been focused on canceling out the “outside noise.”

“Your players are reading it, your players’ parents are reading it, recruits are reading it, so you’ve got to be aware of what’s going on out there. At the end of the day, you have to focus on what’s right, what you know your team’s about, and that’s really what it comes down to,” Day said.

The coach said that when a player comes to Ohio State, “it comes with the territory.” Nebraska fans, players, and coaches recognize that sentiment all too well, having had to face the music this past week following the Huskers’ 56-7 debacle in Bloomington, dropping the Big Red to 5-2 leading into their road tilt.

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day motions during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Oregon Ducks

Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day motions during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Day said the issues in the Oregon game were from a variety of problems, not just one source. However, the Buckeyes aimed over their bye week to create more opportunities defensively.

“The first thing you recognize – we lost the turnover battle. Anytime you play in a game like that, that hurts you. We didn’t create any turnovers. The second thing was the explosive plays, too many explosive plays,” Day said.

The coach continued in talking about his defense – which had been stellar leading into the top-five battle. The Buckeyes’ pass rush did not register a sack against the Ducks despite garnering multiple sacks in the first five games of the year. Day put that on himself, saying it is the “coach’s job to make sure we put our players in a situation to be successful.”

Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Denzel Burke (10) makes a tackle on Oregon Ducks wide receiver Justius Lowe (14) after a catch in the second half during the NCAA football game at Autzen Stadium / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Day confirmed that the Buckeyes would be without two key starters moving forward as left tackle Josh Simmons is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, and tight end Will Kacmarek is set to miss time after leaving the Oregon game. However, the coach said the team could “have as many as ten games from here on out” and that the team is focused on Nebraska.

Day only commented on Nebraska a handful of times during his presser, saying Ohio State was “looking ahead to the second half of the season, then right to Nebraska” during the bye week. However, the coach shares a unique relationship with the Huskers because of their freshman signal caller, Dylan Raiola.

Raiola had first been committed to Ohio State prior to laying his loyalties to Georgia, then flipping to Nebraska last December during the recruiting cycle. Day was asked what this matchup means for him going against a former recruit, and the coach said nothing was personal.

Oct 5, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola (15) throws a pass against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second quarter at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

“I think I heard a stat the other day that of the starting quarterbacks in the Big Ten, maybe it was like 14 or something that have been transfers. Whether it’s decommitments or transferring, it’s part of the world that we live in right now. You just have to adapt to it,” Day said.

“We try to make sure that we’re retaining as many of our guys as possible. That’s kind of the stability of our program and the culture of our program. That’s that. When it comes to Dylan, I think he’s got an opportunity to be a great player,” Day said. “I think he’s already playing at a high level. He’s got a lot of talent, and he’s got a great family.”

Nebraska and Ohio State will battle at 11 a.m. CDT on Saturday in Columbus. Big Noon Kickoff’s pregame coverage will begin the action on FOX.

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IU dominated but then ‘it was just turnovers’ to blow 16-point lead vs Nebraska

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January 10, 2026

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IU dominated but then ‘it was just turnovers’ to blow 16-point lead vs Nebraska

Indiana men’s basketball lost to Nebraska 83-77 after leading by as many as 16 points.
Coach Darian DeVries cited a bad stretch, including key fouls on Tucker DeVries and turnovers, as the turning point.
The Hoosiers have three more opportunities for a Quad 1 win in their upcoming games.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries thought his team played well for about 28 minutes Saturday afternoon.

In those 28 minutes, IU built up as much as a 16-point lead against undefeated Nebraska. The Hoosiers went on a 12-2 run to end the first half, then extended that lead early in the second half.

Then, the defense started crumbling. Tucker DeVries picked up two fouls in the course of 21 seconds, forcing him to the bench. The Hoosiers started turning the ball over.

And Indiana’s upset bid fell apart, as the Hoosiers dropped an 83-77 decision to the Cornhuskers (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten).

“It’s disappointing, for sure,” Darian DeVries said. “We played well for a good 25, 27, 28 minutes, whatever, and then just had a bad stretch in there, and the game flipped. That’s why the turnovers are a big piece of that. We had, (a 16-point lead) and Tucker picked up his third and fourth foul on back-to-back possessions. Then they went on a 10-0 run right after that. That was a big turning point in the game, I thought, when he picked those two up.”

It seemed like the coaching staff (and fans) didn’t agree with those fouls, either.

Tucker DeVries’ third foul came as he fell on the ground while trying to defend Berke Buyuktuncel’s shot. Buyuktuncel continued to attempt a shot after the fall, and he got tangled in DeVries’ legs, falling himself, and officials called a foul on DeVries. Both Tucker and Darian DeVries, along with the crowd of 13,000 fans, didn’t agree with that foul.

Tucker DeVries’ fourth foul, which forced him to the bench for eight minutes, came just 21 seconds after his third. On the Hoosiers’ next offensive possession, DeVries attempted to shoulder his defender to get more space, and got called for the offensive foul and the turnover.

Indiana (12-4, 3-2) turned the ball over on four of its next five possessions, Darian DeVries said, and Nebraska capitalized for a 12-2 run to tie the game.

“I just think we didn’t have the type of possessions we needed after (Tucker DeVries) went out again, and most of them, it was just turnovers,” Darian DeVries said. “We didn’t get shots at the goal. I thought there might’ve been one or two in there where I think Lamar (Wilkerson) drove it hard and tried going through contact, and we didn’t get one there, but outside of that, we just didn’t get very good possessions. Our movement wasn’t as good.”

After Nebraska went on that run, all the momentum shifted to the Cornhuskers. In ways, the Hoosiers couldn’t get out of their own head, and the mistakes kept coming.

“We’ve talked to them a lot about that next play mentality,” Darian DeVries said. “Win that next play, and not compound mistakes. I thought tonight, again, for a stretch there was a period where we let one mistake turn into two. Then, instead of digging in and really making sure we get a quality possession the next time, we compounded it with another turnover. It led to back-to-back-to-back. All of a sudden your lead is gone, and momentum is real. It shifted pretty quickly there.”

This game, especially taking into account the 16-point lead Indiana once had, was a crucial opportunity for the Hoosiers to get their first Quad 1 win of the season.

But the Hoosiers, sitting at No. 30 in the NET rankings, still have three straight Quad 1 opportunities coming up in two road tilts at Michigan State and Michigan and a home game against Iowa in the next two weeks.

Those games, much like Nebraska, will be tall tasks. But, DeVries said, if the Hoosiers can execute for a full game like they did in those 28 minutes on Saturday, they’ll have a chance at them.

“When they’re executing the way that they did the first 25 minutes, it looks really good,” DeVries said. “And they’re doing a great job, and they’re defending and getting movement and things.”

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$3,125 Nebraska Pick 4 winning ticket sold in York

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January 10, 2026

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,125 Nebraska Pick 4 winning ticket sold in York

LINCOLN, Neb. (KSNB) – One lucky player who bought a Nebraska Pick 4 ticket for the Thursday drawing is holding a ticket worth $3,125.

The ticket was sold at Pump & Pantry #16, 109 Lincoln Avenue, in York. The winning numbers from Thursday’s Nebraska Pick 4 draw were 09, 06, 01, 02.

Winning Nebraska Lottery Lotto tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. Tickets with total prize amounts of $501 to $19,999 must be claimed by mail or at a Regional Lottery Claim Center. Additional information about claiming prizes can be found at the Nebraska Lottery website, nelottery.com, or by calling 800-587-5200.

Nebraska Pick 4 is a daily Lotto game from the Nebraska Lottery. Players select four numbers, each from a separate set of digits 0 through 9, for a chance to win up to $6,000. Players decide what type of play style and potential prizes to play for by choosing from one of six bet types. The odds of winning the $3,125 prize in Nebraska Pick 4 are 1 in 10,000.

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