Coming off its rout of Wisconsin on Saturday night, Ohio State could be afforded an opportunity to rest some banged-up starters this week. It plays Rutgers on Saturday. Though the Scarlet Knights inched closer to .500 last fall and have shown signs of progress since Greg Schiano returned in 2020, they’ve been near the bottom of the Big Ten for nearly a decade. Since joining the league in 2014, none of their games against the Buckeyes have been competitive. Week 5: Ohio State (4-0) vs. Rutgers (3-1) Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network, 97.1 FM/1460 AM Poll position The Buckeyes are No. 3 in the AP and coaches polls for a fourth straight week, while Rutgers has not been ranked since 2012. Point spread Ohio State opened as a 41-point favorite, a point spread much higher than last October when it visited Rutgers. A week after sitting quarterback C.J. Stroud…
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