Timely defensive plays and the offensive awakening for the second half helped Ohio State move to 9-0 via 35-16 win over Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Back on the road for a second straight Saturday, No. 1 Ohio State's offense started slow enough for the Buckeyes to trail 9-7 at the half but things fell into place over the final 30 minutes as Ryan Day's squad handed Rutgers a 35-16 defeat in SHI Stadium.
The business trip against a game Rutgers squad yielded the desired result and now the Buckeyes return home to take on a bad Michigan State team next Saturday night in Ohio Stadium. Henderson's 5.8 yards per carry made it three straight outings in which he's averaged at least two full yards per carry more than the opposing defense was allowing on the season. His 5.8 yesterday was 2.2 yards per carry better than the Scarlet Knights came in allowing. His 6.8 per try against Wisconsin was 2.7 yards per carry better than the Badgers were allowing before yesterday's games and his 7.4 yards per attempt against Notre Dame was 3.
In that way, Simon is, at minimum, a perfect compliment to starting will linebacker Steele Chambers who is seen as a more versatile option thanks to his edge in pass coverage. Yesterday, as Day's offense managed just seven points across six first half possessions, Jim Knowles' defense ensured the Buckeyes would trail only 9-7 at intermission thanks to a downhill style daring Rutgers to throw and coming up big on key downs.
With Ohio State holding the slim 14-9 lead mid-third quarter and the offense finally getting to see the field for a second half possession, Tate made his presence known. Coming into yesterday's game, Fleming tallied 387 snaps to Tate's 165 but after yesterday's performance, Tate now has 14 catches for 228 yards and a touchdown compared to 19 grabs for 190 yards and zero touchdowns for Fleming. Tate's 16.3 yards per catch is 6.3 better than Fleming's and second-best on the team behind Harrison's 17.6.
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