A big block and a gritty defensive effort allowed the No. 3 Cornhuskers to survive on a night when their offense wasn’t firing on all cylinders as Nebraska pulled out a five-set win over No. 7 Ohio State on Saturday.
Jacob Padilla
Jacob is in his third year with Hail Varsity covering Husker athletics. He has also written extensively for SB Nation's Bright Side of the Sun and The Creightonian. His love of basketball can best be described as an obsession and if you need to find him, he's probably in a gym somewhere watching, coaching or playing hoops.
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Despite suffering its first loss of the season, Nebraska dropped just one spot in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll to No. 3.
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Play of the Game: Dillon Gabriel’s 61-Yard Touchdown Scramble
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