There were no flaws to be found this time.
And heading into a bye week after its most complete performance of the season, Ohio State can officially put those questions about what might be wrong with it to bed as the program gears up for the stretch run in November.
With J.T. Barrett back leading the offense on a full-time basis, the Buckeyes were almost impossible to slow down either on the ground or through the air. The defense bottled up everything Rutgers tried to do against it. The nation’s top-ranked team didn’t even commit a penalty, leaving nothing to quibble over in a 49-7 blowout of the Scarlet Knights on Saturday night at High Point Solutions Stadium in their final chance to impress before the first rankings are released on Nov.