COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the second time in as many years, Ohio State football failed to cover a big point spread against Rutgers. Maryland, on the other hand, welcomes the Buckeyes to town on the strength of a road upset of free-falling Penn State. Yet the opening point spread for Saturday’s game at Capital One Field is about what you would have expected prior to those results. Ohio State opened as a 27-point favorite per Circa Sports. That line quickly dropped to -26 in favor of the Buckeyes, per Vegas Insider. Ohio State covered the spread in victories over Nebraska and Penn State. It was in position to do so again after taking a 35-3 haltime lead on Rutgers and leading 42-9 entering the fourth quarter. The Scarlet Knights’ lateral-happy trick play-filled second half — and some shortcomings on both sides of the ball for OSU — closed the final…
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