Ohio State is objectively the better team in this matchup, but that was also true last season. The Buckeyes entered that contest as nearly 20-point favorites at home, but a nonsensical game plan that saw them run repeatedly into the teeth of the Michigan defense instead resulted in a 13-10 loss.

And now Ohio State is officially on the clock.

Ohio State showed on Saturday against Rutgers, in the 42-9 win, that it isn’t going to change its colors all that much headed into the Michigan game.

Ohio State football was without some of its star power but still blew the doors off Rutgers. Here are five things we learned from the action.

At Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Jeremiah Smith and the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0) face KJ Duff and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5) in a battle featuring two excellent pass-catchers, starting at 12 p.m....

Despite the score, the defense was a pleasant surprise for Rutgers in this game, especially when factoring in how they looked at the beginning of the season.