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Rutgers coach Kyle Flood explained why his team could not handle J.T. Barrett

Kyle Flood's defense was stumped by J.T. Barrett for a second year in a row.

If Rutgers knew what was coming with J.T. Barrett as the new starting quarterback for Ohio State, having a full week to prepare did not seem to hep the Scarlet Knights much.

Rutgers coach Kyle Flood did not try to hide why that was the case.

"Here's what makes him so difficult to defend as a football player," Flood said Saturday night. "You look at him in the run game, 13 carries for 104 yards, you say, all right, there is a really athletic, running quarterback.