Ohio State was only favored by 15 points entering Saturday’s game at Rutgers, which was supposed to be the Scarlet Knights’ opportunity to be more competitive with the Buckeyes than they’ve ever been before. It didn’t turn out that way – at all.
The Buckeyes dominated the game from the jump, scoring on all of their first six possessions of the game – and adding an interception return for a touchdown – to take a 45-6 lead into halftime and ultimately win the game 52-13.
Even though Ohio State won its first coin toss of the year and deferred to the second half, the Buckeyes scored less than three minutes into the game.