Overview
- Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET at Ohio Stadium with TV coverage on FOX and streaming on the FOX Sports app.
- Sportsbooks list the Buckeyes around -30 to -33.5 with the total near 54.5–55.5 entering game day.
- Ohio State receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate are described as questionable or game-time decisions by local reports.
- The Buckeyes arrive 10-0 with a nation-best scoring defense allowing about 7.5 points per game and QB Julian Sayin completing roughly 80% of his passes.
- Rutgers is 5-5 and chasing bowl eligibility behind 1,000-yard rusher Antwan Raymond but fields one of the nation’s least effective run defenses.