COLUMBUS, Ohio — As expected Ohio State football will play Rutgers today without star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. © David Petkiewicz cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS OSU WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) is forced out of bounds by Tulsa safety TieNeal Martin (7) during first half action at Ohio State University in the game between the Buckeyes and Tulsa on Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Columbus. The junior was one of 14 players listed as unavailable on the Buckeyes’ pregame status report. Smith-Njigba played two of the first three games but suffered a setback with his hamstring injury after OSU’s win over Toledo. He was not active against Wisconsin last week and coach Ryan Day described him as “day to day.” Starting cornerback Cam Brown and backup Jordan Hancock are again unavailable, as is backup safety Cam Martinez — a new addition to the report. However, starting cornerback Denzel Burke and reserve safety Lathan Ransom do…
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