LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - SEPTEMBER 6: Isaiah Mozee #22 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers runs from Elijah Reed #11 of the Akron Zips and Malcom DeWalt IV #17 during the second half at Memorial Stadium on September 6, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesFrank Solich will be making another appearance in Memorial Stadium when he takes midfield pre-game as the honorary coin-tosser before the only two schools at which he head-coached go at it on a steamy Saturday morning to kick off another season of Nebraska Cornhuskers football.But he can march right back out that gate as far as Im concerned.Coach Frank is coming in as a neutral observer for this one and, of course, who can blame him for exactly the reason above?Well, brother, this is the home of Huskers football and Im not looking for someone straddling the line if you ask me. Give me Bud Crawford, Tommie Frazier, Alex Gordon, Sam Hoiberg or Tom Osborne, dammit. Okay, fine, I got excited. We dont need that kind of firepower for Ohio. But let Frank flip a coin for Illinois or something where he will be 100% behind the Big Red, dammit.I kid, of course.Having Solich come out and shake the hands of the current captains of his former teams before tossing the coin is the perfect way to involve him in this game, and, of course, he has to be involved. Hes going to feel some pride at midfield around 11am and he should. The sold-out crowd will appreciate him too and well hear it.All that being said, Nebraska better go out and take care of business. As Mike Jaixen told us is his Ohio Opponent Preview a few weeks ago, Ohio is in the midst of rebuilding this season. But theyre also rebuilding after a 4-year run of 9+-win seasons, so theres still plenty of players who dont exactly know how to quit. The coaches and players of DONU have been trying to warn everyone of that this week and Ill write about it tomorrow.But before kickoff, lets show Coach Solich our appreciation.And our gratitude it wasnt someone coming out for a coin toss who followed up the Nebraska years at a dung-hole like Texas or Iowa.Theres limits to this stuff. Now on to the HT Watch:HOW TO WATCHTime:11:00am CSTLocation:Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NESurface:Hellas Turf (Blessed by the Bobfather himself in Husker Valhalla)Wagering Info:Huskers -2312. O/U 4612. Moneyline Nebraska +105, Ohio +1420 (FanDuel)Series Record: Saturdays game marks the first matchup ever between the two schools.TV:The game can be viewed on FS1.Play-by-Play: Eric Collins.Analyst: Spencer Tillman.Sidelines: none listed. It is also streaming on the Fox Sports app.Radio: The audio can be streamed live for free atHuskers.comor the Huskers App. The crew will be:Play-by-Play: Kyle Crooks.Analysis: Jay Moore.Sidelines: Jessica Coody.Pre/Post-Game: Matt Coatney, Jessica Coody, Ben McLaughlin & Jeremiah Sirles.Weather:As is often the case in late August-early September games, it will be a steamer. Dress cool, use sunblock and drink plenty of water. it will be mostly sunny with temps around 87 at kickoff and rising to 92 or 93 by games end. The winds wont help much and are expected to be around 6-7mph out of the SSE.HUSKERS HAPPY HOURHey, did you know we have Corn Nation podcasts every Monday, Tuesday & Thursday? Mine is every Tuesday night at 8pm CST and is called the Huskers Happy Houralthough it often goes over an hour. You can watch on Corn Nations You Tube Live Channel or Corn Nation Facebook or Twitter/X. An article a couple hours before the show will post with a link.Next Tuesdays show will be the first of the season and well hopefully be discussing our 1-0 start.The watchers and listeners are encouraged to chime into the comments as they are happily a big part of the show. Pour your own cold one or spiked coffee, we dont judge and hop aboards!FACTS & FIGURESNebraska has finished with a 7-6 record each of the last two seasons. The Huskers have posted consecutive winning seasons for the first time since the 2008-2014 seasons. Coincidentally, this was Bo Pelinis tenure.The Huskers have ranked in the top 30 nationally in total defense each of the last three years. Nebraska is one of 10 teams to claim that distinction along with: Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon and Penn State.Frank Solich spent the entirety of his head coaching career at Nebraska (1998-2003) and Ohio (2005-20), winning 173 games (115 at Ohio and 58 at Nebraska).Matt Rhule has matched or improved his previous seasons win total every year of his college coaching career. Temple went from two wins in his first season to six wins in his second season and 10 wins in both his third and fourth seasons. Baylor went from one win in Rhules first season to seven wins in year two and 11 wins in year three. Rhule led Nebraska to a five-win season in 2023 and a seven-win campaign in 2024 and 2025.Offensively, Nebraska set school records for team and individual completion percentage. The Huskers ranked 11th nationally in completion percentage in 2025.NU set a school record for the fewest turnovers (11) in a season. The Huskers had the ninth-fewest turnovers of any FBS team in 2025.The Huskers scored 373 points in 2025, the programs highest-scoring season since 2015.