Rutgers returns to Columbus this weekend in a spot it shares with just about every team that enters Ohio Stadium: as huge underdogs against Ohio State. Aside from last season, when they were surprisingly projected to stay within three touchdowns as 15.5-point favorites, the Scarlet Knights (3-1, 0-1) have been given extremely long odds in all of their matchups against the Buckeyes. They were historic underdogs when they welcomed Ohio State to Piscataway in 2019, and most sportsbooks have them as 41-point underdogs to the No. 3 Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0) for this Saturday’s matchup. The results have matched the prognostics: Rutgers has lost all eight of its meetings against Ohio State, falling by a combined score of 428-88 and never holding the Buckeyes to less than 49 points. Barring a game-of-their-life performance from everyone on the roster, the ninth meeting looks to be headed in a similar direction for the…
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