Rutgers reached the red zone six times against Ohio State, but only one resulted in a Rutgers touchdown, while another resulted in a pick-six for the Buckeyes.
Rutgers reached the red zone six times against Ohio State on Saturday. Those drives led to as many touchdowns for the Buckeyes as they did for the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers drove inside Ohio State’s 5-yard line on each of its final three possessions of the first half, but the Buckeyes made the Scarlet Knights settle for field goals on all three of them. Rutgers started the last two of those possessions in Ohio State territory thanks to an ill-fated decision by punter Jesse Mirco to attempt to run for a first down and an interception by Rutgers linebacker Mohamed Toure.
Rutgers’ only touchdown of the day would come two plays into the fourth quarter when Wimsatt completed a 19-yard pass to JaQuae Jackson to cap off a six-play, 75-yard drive, which brought the Scarlet Knights back within five points after a touchdown run by Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson gave the Buckeyes their first two-score lead of the day. The same sequence looked like it could play out again on Rutgers’ subsequent drive after Marvin Harrison Jr.
Ohio State’s defense returns home from Piscataway with plenty to work on, particularly in run defense, as the Scarlet Knights’ 5.4 yards per carry are the most the Buckeyes have allowed in a game this season. Knowles said the Buckeyes knew going into the game, though, that the Scarlet Knights would get some yards on the ground and that the most important thing was simply to prevent them from scoring touchdowns.
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