The Scarlet Knights have a good linebacking corps when they are on
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Olakunle Fatukasi – Rutgers
• Fatukasi is one of the top Linebackers in the #BigTen who people don't give enough recognition to. In his career he's totaled 107 Tackles, 5 Tackles for Loss, 4 Pass Breakups and 1 Forced Fumble. pic.twitter.com/IiQHYA7qS5
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Just looking at stats, one would think the Rutgers defense is not good. However, while the program is currently in a complete rebuild, the one thing Rutgers does have is linebackers. One of the best linebackers in the Big Ten, Olakunle Fatukasi, leads a very competent corps that can be very good when focused and rolling.
Against Indiana, the linebackers were pretty solid against the run. While they had some ups and downs and were not great in coverage, they held up fairly well. If Ohio State gets over-confident and starts trying to force the run, which has not been great this season, Rutgers does indeed have the ability to stop it.
This corps is surprisingly pretty good.
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