COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football may have been playing Rutgers on Saturday, but its eyes — and more importantly, their defensive game plan — were already looking ahead to Michigan.

In the latest episode of Buckeye Talk, hosts Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik dissected what many fans might have missed: Matt Patricia’s defensive strategy against Rutgers wasn’t just about handling the Scarlet Knights. It was a deliberate preview of what’s coming for Michigan’s freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood.

“I felt it in the moment and I felt it definitely re-watching it that Matt Patricia is starting to ramp it up a little bit, and I am wondering if he showed us some things against Rutgers that weren’t about Rutgers,” Means said. “They were about getting the reps on film because they’re about

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