Julian Sayin threw two touchdown passes despite missing his top two playmakers, Bo Jackson rushed for 110 yards and a pair of scores and top-ranked Ohio State pulled away in the second half for a 42-9 victory over Rutgers.

Ohio State cruised against Rutgers, 42-9, without standout WRs Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate. But how concerning was their absence?

After Ohio State shut the Rutgers offense down, the Scarlet Knights roared back to life against Penn State, with Athan Kaliakmanis finding Antwan Raymond, KJ Duff, and Ian Strong for double-digit completions to set up Raymond’s 19-yard touchdown run to open the scoring for the afternoon.

Ohio State football may have been playing Rutgers on Saturday, but its eyes — and more importantly, their defensive game plan — were already looking ahead to Michigan. In the latest episode of Buckeye Talk,