No. 10 Nebraska and No. 6 Ohio State will meet in Columbus on Saturday, playing for the first time since 2012 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN), and the Cornhuskers are hoping for a much different outcome from the last meeting.

In that game -- during Urban Meyer’s first season as the Buckeyes’ coach -- Ohio State piled up 63 points, the most Nebraska has allowed in a matchup between teams ranked in the Associated Press poll.

The Buckeyes are 15-1 (.938) under Meyer in November games, tied for the best winning percentage in the FBS since 2012 (Northern Illinois). The only November loss under Meyer came last year at home against Michigan State.

Barrett no longer throwing deep

On Saturday, for the first time in 25 career starts, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett failed to account for a touchdown. The Buckeyes’ offense continued to look out of sync, and one reason might be a lack of a vertical passing game.

The average air yards on Barrett’s passes the past two weeks is 6.0 yards, nearly 5 shorter than his average the first six games of the season.

Barrett has thrown 7 percent of his passes 20 or more yards downfield the past two weeks, tied with TCU’s Kenny Hill for the lowest rate in the Power 5 over that span. The Power 5 average is 16 percent.

Tommy Armstrong's QBR in the fourth quarter is 24 points more than in the first three quarters of games. Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAY Sports

Nebraska owns the fourth quarter

They take the fourth Nebraska in the fourth quarter this season FBS

Rank Point diff. +95 1st Turnover diff. +9 1st Off. TD 14 T-1st Armstrong QBR 88* 9th * 24 points higher than QBR

in first three quarters

The Cornhuskers lost to Wisconsin in overtime last week, but their fourth-quarter dominance continued. A 10-0 fourth-quarter advantage against the Badgers pushed Nebraska’s season-long fourth-quarter point difference to an FBS-best plus-95.

Quarterback Tommy Armstrong’s quarterback rating is 22 points higher in the fourth quarter and overtime than in the first 45 minutes of games.

Ohio State, however, has allowed an FBS-low 53.5 yards per game in the fourth quarter this season. The Buckeyes defense has surrendered two offensive scores in the fourth quarter; the only FBS school that’s allowed fewer is Baylor (one).

Watch out for …

Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel is the only FBS player this season with 500 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving. He’s averaging 9.5 yards per touch this season, which leads FBS players (minimum 100 touches).

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives Ohio State an 86 percent likelihood of winning.