Ohio State's top-five offense takes on Rutgers’ top-10 defense in the Buckeyes’ Big Ten opener at 7 p.m. at the Schott.
The 6-2 Scarlet Knights are only on a one-game win streak, but they’re just five days removed from a statement win against then-No. 10 Indiana in which they held the Hoosiers under 50 points in a 15-point victory. Rutgers could make it back-to-back wins over ranked Big Ten teams Thursday, but it will have to play in Columbus against a Buckeye team that’s won every game it’s played at the Schott by more than 20 points.
“ tough, really tough, well-coached, older team. A lot of familiar guys,” Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said Monday. “They're now fully healthy, really, for the first time all year. Held Indiana to 48. I think they're one of the best defensive teams in the country, certainly one of the best we'll play. And so always very physical with Steve ’s team. Again, he does a terrific job and it's going to be a great challenge.
“They're disruptive, they turn you over, they're great on the glass, on both the offense and defensive glass,” Holtmann said. “They're long, they're physical, really good. They have a terrific big who has now kind of grown into his own as a third-year player. And they've just got great positional size and length. So that allows them to be really good.
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