Ohio State vs. Penn State Buckeyes Wire staff predictions for Saturday

Ohio State welcomes former assistant Greg Schiano and Rutgers to the ‘Shoe for a night game. Our writers predict what will happen.

Contact/Follow Phil Harrison

Ohio State 54, Rutgers 17

This one will be over quickly. The Scarlet Knights might very well be on their way to a culture shift under former Buckeye assistant Greg Schiano, but there’s simply too much ground to make up to expect this one to be a ball-game.

Ohio State has too much talent, too much speed, and too much Justin Fields. OSU gets out early, runs and hides, and makes another impression to the nation with a huge win.

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Contact/Follow Mark Russell

Ohio State 64, Rutgers 10

Ohio State showed the college football world what it is dealing with this past Saturday. The Buckeyes dominated Penn State in every facet. The scary part? This Buckeye team hasn’t even played its best game yet.

Rutgers comes to town and Greg Schiano has already started changing the culture in Piscataway. But the Scarlet Knights are not yet ready to compete with a juggernaut like Ohio State just yet.

This one is going to get ugly real fast as the Buckeyes cruise to an easy victory.

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Contact/Follow Dan Ruppert

Ohio State 52, Rutgers 13

Rutgers heads into the Horseshoe for a match up with an Ohio State team that is starting to hit its stride. While the Scarlet Knights are an improving program they just don’t have the athletes to compete with the Buckeyes. There are questions all over Rutgers right now as they are developing a ton of young players.

I think this is a game where Ohio State pulls away early and focuses on getting their running game fully going for the rest of the season. Rutgers has some good linebackers and should hold up for a little while, but eventually will start giving up yards. Fields should have a field day (pun intended) and this game will not be in doubt.
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