Minus its top two receivers, No. 1 Ohio State relied on two rushing touchdowns by Bo Jackson and a pair of Julian Sayin scoring passes in a 42-9 win against Rutgers in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday.

Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) was without Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate due to undisclosed injuries. Tate missed his third straight game. Smith played three first-half series against UCLA on Nov. 15 before being pulled after making four catches for 40 yards.

Sayin was 13-of-19 passing for 157 yards, with tight end Max Klare making seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown.

Rutgers (5-6, 2-6) quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis completed 10 of 20 passes for 81 yards.

The Buckeyes seemed to not miss a beat on their first possession of the game when they went 74 yards in 10 plays before Jackson fu

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