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No. 5 Ohio State Hosts Second Ranked Opponent of the Week in No. 24 Rutgers

Ohio State's wrestling team reentered the Top 5 of the Coaches Poll after stymying the previously-unbeaten Arizona State Sun Devils Monday night. The Buckeyes hope to ride that momentum to victory over a second ranked opponent this week in No. 24 Rutgers.

New Jersey is a talent-rich state and the Scarlet Knight program has kept a number of the Garden State's would-be greats home. Four members of Rutgers' starting lineup are ranked inside the Top 20 nationally this season, although their elite 133-pounder Nick Suriano is taking the year away from collegiate competition to focus on making the U.