We are on the doorstep of game No. 3 for 2020 Ohio State football season, and this one isn’t expected to be much of a fight. However, each team has to be taken seriously, and Rutgers appears to be an improved outfit with Greg Schiano back at the helm.
Still, as a -38 point favorite, the night game in the ‘Shoe looks like a mere formality speed bump on the way to a run for a special season, or so we hope.
Each week, we poll our three staff members to get their thoughts and predictions on what they see happening ahead of the game, and we’ve got those results for you again.
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Here’s how each writer at Buckeyes Wire sees the game between Ohio State and Rutgers panning out.
Next … the predictions
Contact/Follow Phil Harrison
Ohio State 54, Rutgers 17
This one will be over quickly. The Scarlet Knights might very well be on their way to a culture shift under former Buckeye assistant Greg Schiano, but there’s simply too much ground to make up to expect this one to be a ball-game.
Ohio State has too much talent, too much speed, and too much Justin Fields. OSU gets out early, runs and hides, and makes another impression to the nation with a huge win.
Contact/Follow Mark Russell
Ohio State 64, Rutgers 10
Ohio State showed the college football world what it is dealing with this past Saturday. The Buckeyes dominated Penn State in every facet. The scary part? This Buckeye team hasn’t even played its best game yet.
Rutgers comes to town and Greg Schiano has already started changing the culture in Piscataway. But the Scarlet Knights are not yet ready to compete with a juggernaut like Ohio State just yet.
This one is going to get ugly real fast as the Buckeyes cruise to an easy victory.
Contact/Follow Dan Ruppert
Ohio State 52, Rutgers 13
Rutgers heads into the Horseshoe for a match up with an Ohio State team that is starting to hit its stride. While the Scarlet Knights are an improving program they just don’t have the athletes to compete with the Buckeyes. There are questions all over Rutgers right now as they are developing a ton of young players.
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