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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Urban Meyer seemed to be feeling pretty good about his team in the week leading up to Ohio States game against Nebraska.Despite three previous weeks of tight games -- including a stinging loss -- spotty offense and a general lack of explosiveness, the Buckeyes coach exuded confidence.No, Ive been going to acting school, Meyer said. I was a mess.The Buckeyes expected another tight tussle with the ninth-ranked Huskers. Instead, they scored one of the most dominant victories in the storied history of the program.Curtis Samuel had 178 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard touchdown reception on Ohio States first play of the second half, and the sixth-ranked Buckeyes pounded Nebraska 62-3 on Saturday night.There was a sense of urgency about everything we did, defensive end Sam Hubbard said. If somebody made a mistake in practice we did that rep. It was just intense focus all week long.The Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 6) scored more points than Ohio State ever has against a top-10 team and handed the Cornhuskers (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten, CFP No. 10) their most lopsided loss since 2004.I didnt see this one coming, Meyer said. It is a little relief to know that right now I saw some explosiveness that we kind of have been lacking in some positions.Damon Webb got it started with a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown on Nebraskas first drive of the game. J.T. Barrett led three long touchdown drives, including a 15-play, 85-yarder that ended with 1-yard jump TD pass to Samuel with 3 seconds left in the half.Everything was clicking. The run game. The pass game, Samuel said. Everything was going great tonight.The Cornhuskers were playing as a top-10 team in November for the first time since 2010, but proved to still be a long way from the elites in the Big Ten. Nebraska is still in the Big Ten West race, but a loss to Wisconsin last week means the Huskers will need help.That was real bad, and were all responsible for it, and Ohio State played really well, Nebraska coach Mike Riley said.Nebraska lost quarterback Tommy Armstrong to a scary head injury in the second quarter, when the senior slammed the side of his helmet on the turf after being knocked out of bounds. Armstrong was taken from the stadium in an ambulance, but returned to the sideline in sweats in the third quarter.Riley said it was too early to determine Armstrongs status for next week.Ryker Fyfe relieved Armstrong and finished 5 for 18 for 52 yards.THE TAKEAWAYNebraska: The Cornhuskers rode a fairly easy first-half schedule into the top 10 and gave their fans some hope that maybe they could be in the mix for a College Football Playoff spot down the stretch. Not happening. The loss was the Huskers most lopsided since a 70-10 beating by Texas Tech in 2004. Year Two under Riley for the Huskers represents a step forward, not a giant leap.The game came out of the blue to me, Riley said.Ohio State: Meyer has answered so many questions about getting the ball to Samuel more often over the last few weeks that he has been chuckling at them. Whether it was by design or not, Samuel had his best game since the opener against Bowling Green, getting 13 touches by the middle of the third quarter. By then no more were needed.Coach Meyer knows what hes doing, Samuel said. Hes going to get me the ball the number of times he feels the need to. I just need to take advantage of the opportunities get for myself.PICK-SIXESWebbs pick-six was Ohio States fifth of the season, setting a school record. In the third quarter, Malik Hooker added another one from 48 yards out.POLL IMPLICATIONSNebraska: The Huskers are likely to plummet when the new AP rankings come out Sunday and the playoff rankings are updated Tuesday.Ohio State: The Buckeyes were impressive enough to at least consider having them jump ahead of undefeated Washington in both the AP and playoff rankings.NEXTNebraska: The Cornhuskers return home to play Minnesota, which is tied atop the West standings with Nebraska and Wisconsin.Ohio State: The Buckeyes face Maryland in the first of two straight away from Ohio Stadium. Ohio States next home game is Nov. 26 against No. 2 Michigan.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Ralph D. 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The Relevant Sports chairman, Charlie Stillitano, held talks with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United on Tuesday about this years International Champions Cup (ICC), an annual pre-season friendly tournament.Stillitano confirmed they also discussed restructuring the Champions League - an issue high on the European Club Association agenda. We have even talked to UEFA in the past because they had an interest in our summer tournament, Stillitano told US radio station SiriusXM. That is something they would like to integrate into their portfolio.Arsenal are the only team from the talks to go on the record in denying they advocate a breakaway Super League for Europes leading clubs. Manchester United could be guaranteed a place in Super League, says Stillitano Discussions within the ECA about the merits of advocating guaranteed Champions League places for prestigious teams come at a time when Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are all in danger of missing out on qualifying for the Champions League.What would Manchester United argue: did we create soccer or did Leicester create [it]? said Stillitano.Lets call it the money pot created by soccer and the fandom around the world. Who has had more of an integral role, Manchester United or Leicester? Its a wonderful, wonderful story - but you could see it from Manchester Uniteds point of view, too. ECA to discuss changes The European Club Association says it has no plans to set up a Super League If the Premier League season ended now, Leicester and Tottenham would qualify for the Champions League alongside Arsenal and Manchester City.ddddddddddddMaybe that is absolutely spectacular unless you are a Manchester United fan, Liverpool fan … or a Chelsea fan, Stillitano said. I guess they dont have a birthright to be in it every year but its the age-old argument: US sports franchises versus what they have in Europe. There are wonderful, wonderful, wonderful elements to relegation and promotion and there are good arguments for a closed system.Stillitano believes Europes biggest clubs deserve to make more cash from the Champions League, given their contribution to making it such a financial success. He said fans are more likely to watch Arsenal v Barcelona games than matches involving PSV Eindhoven and Ghent. 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