Follow along here for live updates from Nebraska's weekly press conference on Monday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
Players are scheduled to meet with media around 11:30 a.m. CT, while head coach Scott Frost will speak around 12:30 p.m.
Cam Taylor-Britt will start.
***Taylor-Britt said his message to the team as a captain this week was: "Keep ballin', bro."
***Even though Ohio State presents a lot of challenges on offense, Taylor-Britt said NU's defense only needed to worry about "doing our job" just like every week.
***Taylor-Britt said Ohio State could be considered the standard of the Big Ten, but "I think we match up great" as a defense. He said they see great receivers every day in practice, so Saturday wouldn't be anything new for the defense.
***Taylor-Britt said the Huskers couldn't give up on the season now. "We've got a couple games left. I'm a senior. I'm not going to quit now."
***Asked if he was viewing this as his final season at Nebraska, Taylor-Britt said he would wait to "see what happens" after the year and make a decision from there.
***That's all for Cam.
***Damion Daniels is up.
***Daniels said Nebraska wasn't "close" to turning the corner, "we're there." But the entire team knows they have to make that "show" on game days.
***Daniels said the post-game talk after Purdue was handled by the captains and some of the veteran players. He said they talked about still needing to show up and finish the season.
***Daniels said "we can match up with (Ohio State). We can match up with everybody in the country."
***That's all for Daniels.
***Casey Rogers is up.
***Rogers said the defense knows it can only control one phase of the game and just has to worry about playing "Blackshirt football" every series. He said the third-down conversions they allowed vs. Purdue were very frustrating because they couldn't get off the field.
**Rogers said their goal this week was to take on a top-10 team and "do some damage." He said the Huskers "stack up really well" with Ohio State and that the whole defense was looking forward to this game.
***Rogers Ohio State's offensive line was one of the best NU will have faced this season, but the Huskers think "we have the best talent too" on defense and were motivated to play against the best.
***Rogers said the player leadership had done a great job of making sure the team didn't give up no matter what happened. "That's not going to happen with our team," Rogers said. "That's not who we are."
***Rogers said his confidence was growing by the week as his snap count continues to increase.
***That's all for Rogers.
***Nouredin Nouili is up.
***Nouili said he's had good plays and bad since taking over as the starter, but "I've done a good job of keeping my job so far."
***Nouili compared getting ready to play Ohio State was similar to when he was at Colorado State and they would play Colorado or Arkansas.
***That's all for Nouili.
***Adrian Martinez is up.
***Martinez said Nebraska came back "strong" on Monday and the players knew they had to bounce back.
***Martinez said the key to offense reaching its full potential was all 11 guys executing the way they're supposed to on every play. "We don't think we're far from doing that."
***Martinez said the play where it looked like everyone was just standing around after the ball was snapped and he ended up getting sacked went as it was designed, but they just didn't execute it properly.
***Martinez said Ohio State was "the standard for the Big Ten" and a game that every other team in the league circles every season.
***On the key to finishing these final three games strong: “It’s about focus - and somewhat pride. And a lot of guys on our team have it.”
***That's all for Martinez.
***Luke Reimer is up.
***Reimer said his 19-tackle performance was just him "playing the calls" and "wasn't anything special I was doing out there."
***Reimer the key to him and Nick Henrich being able to play so many snaps this season was taking great care of their bodies through the week.
**That's all for Reimer.
***Ben Stille is up.
***Stille said Ohio State always had an explosive offense, and the keys to beating them were creating turnovers and limiting explosive plays.
***Stille said NU's sixth-year seniors all delivered a "unanimous" message after Saturday's loss, and JoJo Domann "was definitely vocal."
***Stille said Nebraska had a lot of veteran players that have played a lot of people, and they know they wouldn't be out there if they weren't good enough to play high-level football. That is what has motivated them through a tough season.
***That's all for Stille.
***Scott Frost is up.
***Frost said NU was "getting a lot out of a lot of guys" and insisted that "we're getting better" despite not getting the wins.
He said he was as frustrated as anyone that the wins weren't coming.
***Frost said the key to developing toughness was having a "tough locker room" and "doing tough things every day." He said the Huskers were a lot better in that regard than they were in the past, but added that it takes time to get that to where he wants it.
***Frost said he was surprised by Martinez's four interceptions vs. Purdue. He said Martinez only had three all season going into that game and one of those was a desperation throw late against Oklahoma.
***Frost said he wants Martinez to succeed so badly and stressed that Martinez had done so many good things this season.
***Frost said his leadership "needs to be steadfast and consistent" even though it's felt like he's been saying the same things over and over again. That's why he said what he felt needed to be said after the Purdue game and then turned it over to the players, "and I felt that was probably a little more powerful."
***Frost said Ohio State was a really talented team that was "really hitting its stride." Frost said NU had played some of its best football against the best teams it had faced this season, and OSU might be the best they'd faced yet.
***Frost said the "biggest obstacle" to overcome against Ohio State was playing against a bunch of future NFL guys and really good coaches. He didn't put much into the Buckeyes' reputation adding to the difficulty of playing them.
***Frost said the offensive line had a lot of talented guys that were still really young. He said penalties and protection were the two biggest areas that needed to be fixed.
***Frost said he didn't pay attention to any of the speculation about his job, but admitted: "it's hard to ignore." He said he owed it to the players to give them his full attention. "Everything else doesn't matter. We can only control what we can control."
***Frost said he was excited about Logan Smothers' development but just needed more time to develop.
***Frost said he was "really excited about the rest of this year and next year. I hope we get it, and I think we should." He said NU was so close to getting it to "pop" and it just took some momentum and "a little bit of belief."
***Frost said, "the wins take care of everything." While he's seen a lot of improvement, "that hasn't improved." He understands winning is the nature of the business.
***Frost said "there's no doubt we're better, but it just hasn't happened yet. We'll do everything we can to get that done."
***That's all for Frost.
Players are scheduled to meet with media around 11:30 a.m. CT, while head coach Scott Frost will speak around 12:30 p.m.
Cam Taylor-Britt will start.
***Taylor-Britt said his message to the team as a captain this week was: "Keep ballin', bro."
***Even though Ohio State presents a lot of challenges on offense, Taylor-Britt said NU's defense only needed to worry about "doing our job" just like every week.
***Taylor-Britt said Ohio State could be considered the standard of the Big Ten, but "I think we match up great" as a defense. He said they see great receivers every day in practice, so Saturday wouldn't be anything new for the defense.
***Taylor-Britt said the Huskers couldn't give up on the season now. "We've got a couple games left. I'm a senior. I'm not going to quit now."
***Asked if he was viewing this as his final season at Nebraska, Taylor-Britt said he would wait to "see what happens" after the year and make a decision from there.
***That's all for Cam.
***Damion Daniels is up.
***Daniels said Nebraska wasn't "close" to turning the corner, "we're there." But the entire team knows they have to make that "show" on game days.
***Daniels said the post-game talk after Purdue was handled by the captains and some of the veteran players. He said they talked about still needing to show up and finish the season.
***Daniels said "we can match up with (Ohio State). We can match up with everybody in the country."
***That's all for Daniels.
***Casey Rogers is up.
***Rogers said the defense knows it can only control one phase of the game and just has to worry about playing "Blackshirt football" every series. He said the third-down conversions they allowed vs. Purdue were very frustrating because they couldn't get off the field.
**Rogers said their goal this week was to take on a top-10 team and "do some damage." He said the Huskers "stack up really well" with Ohio State and that the whole defense was looking forward to this game.
***Rogers Ohio State's offensive line was one of the best NU will have faced this season, but the Huskers think "we have the best talent too" on defense and were motivated to play against the best.
***Rogers said the player leadership had done a great job of making sure the team didn't give up no matter what happened. "That's not going to happen with our team," Rogers said. "That's not who we are."
***Rogers said his confidence was growing by the week as his snap count continues to increase.
***That's all for Rogers.
***Nouredin Nouili is up.
***Nouili said he's had good plays and bad since taking over as the starter, but "I've done a good job of keeping my job so far."
***Nouili compared getting ready to play Ohio State was similar to when he was at Colorado State and they would play Colorado or Arkansas.
***That's all for Nouili.
***Adrian Martinez is up.
***Martinez said Nebraska came back "strong" on Monday and the players knew they had to bounce back.
***Martinez said the key to offense reaching its full potential was all 11 guys executing the way they're supposed to on every play. "We don't think we're far from doing that."
***Martinez said the play where it looked like everyone was just standing around after the ball was snapped and he ended up getting sacked went as it was designed, but they just didn't execute it properly.
***Martinez said Ohio State was "the standard for the Big Ten" and a game that every other team in the league circles every season.
***On the key to finishing these final three games strong: “It’s about focus - and somewhat pride. And a lot of guys on our team have it.”
***That's all for Martinez.
***Luke Reimer is up.
***Reimer said his 19-tackle performance was just him "playing the calls" and "wasn't anything special I was doing out there."
***Reimer the key to him and Nick Henrich being able to play so many snaps this season was taking great care of their bodies through the week.
**That's all for Reimer.
***Ben Stille is up.
***Stille said Ohio State always had an explosive offense, and the keys to beating them were creating turnovers and limiting explosive plays.
***Stille said NU's sixth-year seniors all delivered a "unanimous" message after Saturday's loss, and JoJo Domann "was definitely vocal."
***Stille said Nebraska had a lot of veteran players that have played a lot of people, and they know they wouldn't be out there if they weren't good enough to play high-level football. That is what has motivated them through a tough season.
***That's all for Stille.
***Scott Frost is up.
***Frost said NU was "getting a lot out of a lot of guys" and insisted that "we're getting better" despite not getting the wins.
He said he was as frustrated as anyone that the wins weren't coming.
***Frost said the key to developing toughness was having a "tough locker room" and "doing tough things every day." He said the Huskers were a lot better in that regard than they were in the past, but added that it takes time to get that to where he wants it.
***Frost said he was surprised by Martinez's four interceptions vs. Purdue. He said Martinez only had three all season going into that game and one of those was a desperation throw late against Oklahoma.
***Frost said he wants Martinez to succeed so badly and stressed that Martinez had done so many good things this season.
***Frost said his leadership "needs to be steadfast and consistent" even though it's felt like he's been saying the same things over and over again. That's why he said what he felt needed to be said after the Purdue game and then turned it over to the players, "and I felt that was probably a little more powerful."
***Frost said Ohio State was a really talented team that was "really hitting its stride." Frost said NU had played some of its best football against the best teams it had faced this season, and OSU might be the best they'd faced yet.
***Frost said the "biggest obstacle" to overcome against Ohio State was playing against a bunch of future NFL guys and really good coaches. He didn't put much into the Buckeyes' reputation adding to the difficulty of playing them.
***Frost said the offensive line had a lot of talented guys that were still really young. He said penalties and protection were the two biggest areas that needed to be fixed.
***Frost said he didn't pay attention to any of the speculation about his job, but admitted: "it's hard to ignore." He said he owed it to the players to give them his full attention. "Everything else doesn't matter. We can only control what we can control."
***Frost said he was excited about Logan Smothers' development but just needed more time to develop.
***Frost said he was "really excited about the rest of this year and next year. I hope we get it, and I think we should." He said NU was so close to getting it to "pop" and it just took some momentum and "a little bit of belief."
***Frost said, "the wins take care of everything." While he's seen a lot of improvement, "that hasn't improved." He understands winning is the nature of the business.
***Frost said "there's no doubt we're better, but it just hasn't happened yet. We'll do everything we can to get that done."
***That's all for Frost.
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