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It’s been a recent trend for Ezekiel Elliott to struggle in the first half, and that was certainly the case against Rutgers Saturday night.

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Urban Meyer debuted his decision to switch from Cardale Jones to J.T. Barrett at quarterback, and Barrett responded by going 14-of-18 for 223 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 101 yards and two more scores. Thomas led the Buckeyes receivers with five catches and 103 yards on the night along with that momentum-providing TD.

Barrett was the Big Ten player of the year last season, leading the Buckeyes to an 11-1 record and accounting for a conference record 45 touchdowns before breaking his ankle. “Very pleased…. We’re playing at a high level right now”.

The overall performance was balanced. Through the air, OSU had 247 yards, while an additional 281 were chalked up on the ground.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Bart Houston came off the bench to throw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and Wisconsin beat Illinois 24-13 on Saturday. If he plays, the momentum, the atmosphere and the adrenaline could be enough to make something special happen. “We can’t be having 3rd-and-10, really”, James said. “That’s all coming together nicely”.

Mount Union is looking to extend its regular-season winning streak to 100 games when it visits Wilmington on Saturday.

Rutgers played right along with Michigan State a couple of weeks ago at home, but this Ohio State team is a much more formidable unit.

By Saturday night, either LSU or Florida will have one loss.

Hubbard praised the performance of Schutt’s fill-ins and the unit as a whole.

“It’s tougher because you’re really not sure what they’re doing on their side, but we just have to prepare like both of them will play”, Rutgers safety Anthony Cioffi said. “We are happy where we are at”. While Rutgers’ students no doubt dream of dashing OSU’s flawless season, the visitors possess their ranking for a reason.

The Scarlet Knights, whose offensive coordinator is former Canton McKinley quarterback Ben McDaniels, are averaging 34.3 points a game. The running back saw a few daylight, but Bosa shed his blocker and made a wrap-up tackle. It’s not so good if you’re Penn State and trying to dominate the state and already got drubbed by Temple in the season-opener.

“He’s a great quarterback and a great runner”, Cioffi said of Barrett. OSU is No. 81 in the nation at converting third downs at just 37.5 percent, and it ranks No. 72 in converting red zone trips at 60.7 percent (17 of 28).

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The Buckeyes forced the Scarlet Knights to punt on every drive in the second quarter and third quarter, with the only drive ending differently was one late in the third, when Gaeron Conley picked off Chris Laviano.

“He’s a dynamic athlete – somebody who can score from anywhere on the field”, Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood said of Barrett, the 2014 Big Ten Quarterback of the Year.

The Buckeyes looked extremely sharp in a stomping of Rutgers in Piscataway.

“He has a lot of confidence and leadership and he shows it very well”, cornerback Gareon Conley said. It would have been illegal for Marshall to throw a pass and no one was open when he scanned the end zone. Both teams ran 16 plays, and it wasn’t until the final play of the quarter that someone scored.

About four minutes later Barrett, making his first start of the season, capped a 65-yard drive on a two-yard run: 21-0. It was Barrett who paced the run game through two quarters, as he piled up 85 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. But the front seven tightened things up and shut the Scarlet Knights’ rushing attack down.

“I think we definitely need to execute running the ball better”. “Pop one out a little bit”. For the season, Elliott’s rushed for 1,130 yards with 13 scores.