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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio States struggling offense may have to do without starting wide receiver and kick returner Parris Campbell against No. 9 Nebraska on Saturday.Campbell, a sophomore who this season was seeing his first significant playing time, left the game in the fourth quarter after being hurt while blocking for Curtis Samuel. Coach Urban Meyer said Monday that Campbell has a high ankle sprain and is questionable for this weeks game.Its much better than we thought, Meyer said of the injury.Campbell has caught 10 passes for 96 yards and earned raves from Meyer for his development and effort this season. Hes also compiled 326 yards returning kickoffs. Someone will have to be the next man up, and several receivers are in line.(Binjimen) Victor is getting so close, weve got to just get him through the hump, Meyer said. James Clark and Terry McLaurin are going to step up and play.Quarterback J.T. Barrett said Campbells effort was critical.He does a lot of us, especially on special teams, Barrett said. Someone is going to have to step in and fill that role, but hes definitely a valuable player to us.No. 6 Ohio State (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) is having a rough time getting its vertical passing game working even with Campbell, one of its fleetest receivers, in the starting lineup.The Buckeyes punted on five straight possessions on Saturday and allowed Northwestern, a multi-touchdown underdog, to tie the score at 17 in the third quarter. Ohio State then mounted a six-play, 63-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard Samuel touchdown run with 9:43 left in the game.Northwestern then got to the Ohio State 3, but settled for a field goal to close to 24-20 with 3:31 left. The Buckeyes mounted a final clock-eating drive, with Barrett hitting Noah Brown for 16 yards on third-and-8 and then taking off on a 35-yard run to convert a third-and-10 and put the Buckeyes in the clear.The narrow escape came a week after Ohio State lost to unranked Penn State 24-21, a game marked by a blocked field goal attempt that the Nittany Lions ran back for a touchdown.Game notesOhio State will play Nebraska (7-1, 4-1) for the first time since their 2012 meeting in Columbus, won by the Buckeyes 63-38....Raekwon McMillan and Jerome Baker have been named semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the nations best linebacker. 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Ben Simmons Jersey . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble.PHOENIX -- Poise down the stretch has not always been a virtue of the Denver Nuggets.It certainly was Sunday.It seemed that every time Phoenix pulled close, Denvers Wilson Chandler or Jameer Nelson would make a big shot and the Nuggets held on for a 120-114 victory.I am pretty cool all the time. That is just my demeanor, always laid back, Chandler said. I dont really think about it (taking and making a big shot). It is just another shot, if I miss it or if I make it.Chandler scored 25 points and Nelson 21.The fourth quarter we showed a lot of poise down the stretch, Denver coach Michael Malone said. Guys stepped up and made big plays, made big free throws and we also got the ball inbounds, which has been an issue sometimes this year.Denver withstood an impressive second-half scoring onslaught by Suns guards Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker.Bledsoe led Phoenix with a career-high 35 points, 21 in the second half. Booker added 30, 25 in the last two quarters.Coach Earl Watson benched Marquease Chriss to start the second half after the 19-year-old rookie drew a technical foul from the bench in the first half.Bench Ts put you on the bench in the second half, Watson said. Its a teachable moment, its an accountable moment. But hell learn. He knows I love him. Hell learn.With Alex Len replacing Chriss, the Suns had a big lineup and it worked.The Nuggets led by 20 at the half but Booker and Bledsoe led a rally that cut the lead to three early in the fourth quarter.Denver gained a slightly larger cushion from there before the Suns cut it to four in the final minute but could get no closer.Emmanuel Mudiay added 19 points for the Nuggets.The Nuggets used a 16-point outburst that started late in the first quarter and extended well into the second to build their 20-point advantage. They outscored the Suns 34-15 in the second quarter to lead 53-33 at the break.Bledsoe and Booker brought the Suns almost all the way back.Four consecutive Phoenix 3-pointers -- two by Booker, one by BBledsoe and one by P.ddddddddddddJ. Tucker -- cut the lead to 80-76, and five straight points by Brandon Knight -- a three-point play and two free throws -- sliced the Denver it to 86-83 with 10:49 to play.The Nuggets scored the next eight points, including 3s by Chandler and Jamal Murray, lifted the visitors out of trouble. But Phoenix managed one more threat.Bookers driving layup down the lane cut it to 114-110 with 38.4 to play. The teams traded a pair of free throws to make it 116-112 with 12.4 seconds left before Murray sealed it with two from the line.It is very disappointing, Bledsoe said. At the same time, we came out the second half and played like we are supposed to play.BLEDSOES STREAKBledsoe is on a roll. The Phoenix point guard had his streak of outstanding performances grow to five. Going into the game, he had averaged 23.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals in his previous four games.His previous career high was 34 against Houston on March 21, 2015. Bledsoe has 10 career games scoring at least 30, including a 31-point effort at Portland this season.TIP-INSNuggets: Denver has beaten Phoenix four times in a row. ... Chandler and Nelson were a combined 7 of 13 on 3s, one or the other of them consistently sinking one from long-range when Phoenix crept close. ... Danilo Gallinari missed his third straight game with right thigh soreness.Suns: Booker has 10 career 30-point games, four this season. ... Jared Dudley missed the game with left foot soreness, T.J. Warren due to a mild head injury. ... Bledsoe had a 30-point game against the Nuggets last Nov. 14. ... Phoenix had held three of its previous five opponents under 100 points after allowing 100 or more in its first 12 contests.UP NEXTNuggets: Return home to face Miami on Wednesday night.Suns: Wrap up a three-game home stand against Atlanta on Wednesday night. ' ' '