Here’s some free advice to the remainder of the Big Ten teams that face Ohio State this season: In order to upset the mighty Buckeyes you may need to take a page out of Rutgers’ script. Running a vanilla offense just won’t work. That much was clear in Ohio State’s 49-27 win over Rutgers on Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio. The amount of unorthodox coaching strategies and trick plays by Rutgers — including onside kicks, laterals in the passing game and on kick and punt returns, two-point conversions and a gun-run package — prompted Ohio State coach Ryan Day to marvel at what he saw Rutgers’ Greg Schiano pull out of his sleeve. Asked whether he’s ever seen an opponent attempt so many trick plays, Day said he hasn’t. “No, especially the onside kicks (attempted by Rutgers),” Day said. “That was a like a New York sidewalk — they were…
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