Viewing Guide: How to watch Ohio State versus Rutgers
COLUMBUS — Ohio State opens November as the top team in all of College Football.
Thanks to a pair of top-15 wins (at Notre Dame, vs. Penn State), the Buckeyes were named the No. 1 team in the country in the first edition of this year’s College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday night.
But the Buckeyes do not care about those rankings entering November — at all.
“For us, we have to win this week,” Day said Tuesday. “I say that every year, and I think it’s great for the fans, I think it’s great for football to talk about it. But ultimately, we have to continue to win and win out. So that’s our focus. And we’re just going to take it one week at a time and then we’ll come up for air at the end of the season. The ultimate, rankings are going to matter after the Big Ten Championship game.”
Ohio State controls its destiny to get to the Big Ten title game and, eventually, into the College Football Playoff. And the November slate begins with a trip to Rutgers on Saturday afternoon.
Lettermen Row has every detail you’ll need to get ready for the Buckeyes matchup with the Scarlet Knights. Let’s break it all down.
Ohio State at Rutgers: Game time, details
Ohio State has never lost to Rutgers; the Buckeyes are 9-0 all-time against the Scarlet Knights. They have won every game by at least 22 points. They have won each of the last two meetings by 39 points, including a blowout win last September.
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But Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, former Buckeyes defensive coordinator under Urban Meyer, has Rutgers bowl eligible with four games still to play. And Ohio State already understands that this Scarlet Knights team is much better than those of the past that the Buckeyes — and the rest of the Big Ten — has feasted on.
- Time: 12 p.m. EST
- TV Channel: CBS
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 4
- Location: SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Weather: High of 59º RealFeel of 61º, 4% chance of rain, winds 6-8 mph
- The line: Ohio State is a 18.5-point favorite, per FanDuel.
- Over/under: 42.5 points
How to watch Buckeyes
The Ohio State v. Rutgers game will be televised on CBS as part of the Big Ten on CBS matchup with Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter) on the call.
How to stream Buckeyes
This week, the Buckeyes can be streamed on Paramount Plus or any streaming service that carries CBS affiliates.
How to listen to Buckeyes
Paul Keels, Jim Lachey and Matt Andrews will have the call on the Ohio State Sports Radio Network 97.1 FM (WBNS).
Ohio State vs. Rutgers trends
- Ohio State is 4-3-1 against the spread this season. The Buckeyes had covered the spread in every game since it started 0-2 against the number, with the exception of the push at Notre Dame. But they failed to cover by a half-point against Wisconsin.
- Ohio State is 9-0 all-time against Rutgers.
- The closest margin of victory in matchups between Ohio State and Rutgers is 22 points
- The Buckeyes have went over the total just once in their eight games this season
- Rutgers is 6-1-1 against the spread this season
- Rutgers is 4-1 against the spread at home this season
- The over is 4-4 in Rutgers games this season
- Ohio State was a 41.5-point favorite over Rutgers last season
- The Buckeyes are 6-3 against the spread in games against the Scarlet Knights
