COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With an 8-0 record and No. 1 ranking, Ohio State has earned the right to exhale.Time to hea The Buckeyes routed Rutgers 49-7 on Saturday and next play Nov. 7 against Minnesota. This week has been devoted to rest and recovery while maintaining sharpness. The Buckeyes practiced Tuesday through Thursday and will take the weekend off. “We really haven’t backed off at all,” running back Ezekiel Elliott said. “I really think we’ve picked it up a bit, practicing a little harder than usual. We’re treating it like a normal game week. It’s very important to keep that momentum going.” But the break is important in dealing with injuries. For example, linebacker Joshua Perry played against Rutgers on an ankle sprain from the previous game against Penn State. “It wasn’t 100 percent,” he said, adding he expects it to be fully healed. The secondary has lost safety Cam Burrows to a season-ending injury…
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