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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Anyone who ever hit the reset button on a Nintendo will understand how No. 6 Ohio State played Saturday night against No. 10 Nebraska. For three games, the Buckeyes looked as if they would play in Tampa, all right: on Jan. 2 in the Outback Bowl, not a week later in the Outfront Bowl -- or the College Football Playoff Championship Game to you.Ohio State struggled to beat Wisconsin in overtime, lost on a blocked kick at Penn State and hung on to beat Northwestern. So the Buckeyes hit reset. They pretended October never happened and picked up where they left off in their last game in September, the one when they were ranked No. 3 and embarrassed No. 12 Oklahoma, 45-24.It felt like September, what with a full day of tailgating in brilliant sunshine warm enough that one parking lot attendant on the west side of Ohio Stadium wore shorts. The Buckeyes even dressed for a reset, although one from September 1916. They wore scarlet jerseys with gray vertical stripes, plain gray britches and plain dark gray helmets, all as a tribute to the Buckeyes first Western Conference (the Big Ten to you) championship won a century ago.By the time the Buckeyes took the field on Saturday night, No. 4 Texas A&M had lost at Mississippi State and left open the final spot on the playoff dance card. By the time No. 5 Washington faced California in the Pac-12 After Dark, Ohio State had made a compelling case for leapfrogging the Huskies.Compelling as in a final score of Buckeyes 62, Cornhuskers 3. As in the Buckeyes scoring on 10 of 12 possessions. As in the Huskers getting four first downs on their opening possession and five in the rest of the game. As in Ohio States biggest margin of victory over a ?ranked team ever.Ohio State defensive end Sam Hubbard described the sense of urgency that gripped the Buckeyes over the past week, how they repeated plays at practice to eliminate mistakes, how he watched more video, how he awoke early to come in for treatment to freshen his legs.I think we were just taking stuff for granted, Hubbard said. Taking Victory Meal [on Sunday night] for granted. Taking the success we had, since theres so much here at Ohio State, for granted. The young guys had really never experienced a loss. They were thinking we were just going to win every game just because we were Ohio State.People were taking it for granted, myself included. Everyone was. We just needed a wake-up call, and we refocused ourselves.Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett played like the Heisman candidate he once resembled, completing 26 of 38 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for 39 yards. This was the Barrett we expected to see all season: calm in the pocket, able to run or pass, moving but never panicking, even when he missed sure touchdown throws two times in three snaps in the first half.I was comfortable, and I knew we were on the edge of it to really break through, Barrett said. I wasnt surprised, if thats what you want me to say.Barrett doesnt have any trouble finding Curtis Samuel, which is more than you can say for the Huskers defense. Samuel caught two of those touchdown passes, including a 75-yarder on the first play of the second half, and finished with 178 all-purpose yards. Neither Barrett nor Samuel touched the ball in the fourth quarter.The Buckeyes defense contributed two scores, with its fifth and sixth pick-sixes of the season; the fifth one set an Ohio State season record.And the Huskers scored one lousy field goal. If you wish to move lousy three words earlier in the previous sentence, the facts would back you up. After a 7-0 start to the season and a gutty overtime loss at Wisconsin last week, Nebraska showed up before 108,750 fans utterly unprepared for what awaited them. It took Ohio State only three plays to let the Huskers know.On third-and-3 at the Nebraska 31, quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. took a three-step drop, looking left. Ohio State linebacker?Raekwon McMillan?followed Armstrongs eyes, then deflected the pass to safety Damon Webb, who returned it 36 yards for the record-setting touchdown 94 seconds into the game.That would not be the worst thing that happened to Armstrong on Saturday night. In the second quarter, two drives after Armstrong broke Taylor Martinezs school record for career total offense (10,233 yards), he came around left end for an 11-yard run. At the left sideline, Buckeyes safety Malik Hooker hit Armstrong at his hip and swept his legs out from under him. Armstrong came down on his right shoulder and slammed his head into the FieldTurf.Armstrong left the field strapped to a board, with his left thumb up to let everyone know he could move something. And with 10 minutes left in the third quarter, in the TV timeout after Ohio State extended its lead to 45-3, Armstrong emerged from the visitors tunnel in a black sweatsuit and jogged across to the Huskers sideline, where he embraced his fellow seniors -- tight end Trey Foster and then wide receiver Alonzo Moore.Armstrongs recovery removed the only cloud over Ohio States night and probably even took some of the sting out of Nebraskas performance. A little bit of perspective, and all that. Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer began his comments after the game by saying, Wow, I didnt see that one coming. Then he took the long view, explaining that these are teenagers, in the process of maturing.Weve all been around this sport long enough [to know] that when that youth grows up, its kind of cool to watch, Meyer said. And Im hoping thats whats happening here. Im not saying it is yet, because weve got a lot left.Nebraska coach Mike Riley, for his part, sounded more mystified than downcast.It looked very strange to me, he said. I didnt feel like we played very loose.Meyer called it an A to Z very good performance by our guys, as in from the first minute to the last. As the Buckeyes offensive backups drove downfield in the final minutes, punter Cameron Johnston kicked a few in the net at the south edge of the Ohio State team area. But the scrubs kept moving the chains. Though Johnston held for eight extra points and two field goals, he never got onto the field for a punt. That begged one question to Johnston after the game:Would he shower?Probably not, Johnston said with a laugh, and then he ran to join his teammates. Yairo Munoz . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. Dexter Fowler . Sgt. Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-adam-wainwright-jersey-large-791q.html . Hey!" The lower tier of the School End of Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road was packed solid with a very festive-sounding Chelsea choral section in this particular part of South Africa Road London, W12. Gussie Busch . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Bobby Tolan . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. Match factsSunday, October 2, 2016, Johannesburg Start time 1000 local (0800 GMT)Big Picture Australia were always going to be vulnerable at the start of this stand-alone ODI series in South Africa. Their priority is to restate their Test pedigree during their home summer against South Africa and Pakistan, a need that has grown stronger because of their recent trouncing in a Test series in Sri Lanka.That much became clear from the moment Cricket Australia chose to rest Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc for the battles to come. Whatever the logic of that, Steve Smith could be forgiven for looking around for them in desperation in the opening ODI at SuperSport Park as Quinton de Kock, destroying good balls and bad, pulverised an Australian attack also missing James Faulkner.De Kocks 178 from 113 balls - the highest ODI score ever made in South Africa and many more records besides - was an immediate indication of the challenge facing Australia. With the absence of AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla - the latter presumably only briefly - from South Africas batting line-up, they might have perceived a gentle introduction, but few opening batsmen these days possess the destructive threat of de Kock, and it was not long before sixes were raining down on the leg-side boundary.A few miles down the road in Johannesburg, Daniel Worrall, Scott Boland and John Hastings will hope for a second outing, although South Australias Joe Mennie and Victorias Chris Tremain are also in the squad and are likely to get an airing at some point in the series. They have all received a warning from Australias bowling coach Ryan Harris about the challenge. National cricket is brutal and if you dont get it right you get eaten up pretty quick, he said.Form guideSouth Africa: WWLWL (last five completed matches, most recent first) Australia: LWWWWPlayers to watchAndile Phehlukwayos second ODI came against a backdrop of new transformation targets which require the selection of a minimum average of 54% black players - of which 18% must be Black African - across the three formats over the season. He showed good command of length at SuperSport Park and took 4 for 44 off his 10 overs, a sound start for a powerfully-built allrounder.South Australian Daniel Worrall was the second leading wicket-taker in last seasons Sheffield Shield. After a comfortable debut against Ireland in Benoni, South Africa asked tougher questions and it will be interesting to see how he responds in Johannesburg.Team news South Africa are monitoring the fitness of Dale Steyn.dddddddddddd. Although he completed his full allocation in his first ODI since he suffered a shoulder injury while bowling against England last December, he was below his best, left the field twice and on several occasions looked concerned about the shoulder. It was a far cry from his triumphant Test return against New Zealand on the same ground in August. Hashim Amla, who only joined the squad on Wednesday following the birth of his third child, missed Fridays match due to illness but he could return.South Africa (probable) 1 Quinton de Kock, 2 Hashim Amla/Rilee Rossouw, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 JP Duminy, 5 David Miller, 6 Farhaan Behardien, 7 Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 Wayne Parnell, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Imran Tahir.Australias captain Steve Smith gave no indication that there might be changes to Australias line-up after Fridays defeat. Even considering the pummelling that Australias weakened attack received at the hands of Quinton de Kock, or the failure of the batsmen to take advantage of a run-friendly surface, a 48-hour turnaround between matches leaves little time for reassessment.Australia (probable) 1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 George Bailey, 5 Mitchell Marsh, 6 Travis Head, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 John Hastings, 9 Adam Zampa, 10 Daniel Worrall, 11 Scott Boland.Pitch and conditions There have been water restrictions in Johannesburg, leaving groundstaff hoping for some early spring rain to assist with grass growth. It remains to be seen whether this has a detrimental effect on the pitch or, indeed, the outfield. The weekend has been sunny, with 23C forecast for Sunday.Stats and triviaQuinton de Kocks 178 in the first match at SuperSport Park on Friday was South Africas second highest individual score in ODIsSouth Africa achieved their third highest successful chase in that game .Quotes Hopefully there will be a couple more wickets like that in the series. Then we can have some more fun. Quinton de Kock, in boisterous post-match mood after his demolition of Australia in the opening ODI.We got a nice wicket to bat on and we gave some opportunities away… so going forward its the responsibility of one of our top four to post a big total, and if we do that then the team total is going to be big as well.Steve Smith, Australia captain, does the math. ' ' '