2026 Week 1
Ohio at Nebraska
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Ohio
Mid-American
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -4.0
- National rank
- 84
- Proj. wins
- 6.7
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Nebraska
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 6.2
- National rank
- 46
- Proj. wins
- 5.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Ohio
17%
Nebraska
83%
Nebraska 90% CI: 77% – 88% Δ rating 10.2
Nebraska is the model's favorite at 83%. Ohio has a 17% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.4 rating points baked in for Nebraska — venue-specific learned value (n=61 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Ohio offense
40 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Nebraska offense
40 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No