January 19, 2025

As Ohio State looms, Rutgers loses star DB Blessuan Austin

© Getty ImagesRutgers had a tough row to hoe to begin with in even attempting to slow down what’s looking like a vastly-improved downfield passing attack at Ohio State. With the developments over the last few days, their jobs have gotten exponentially tougher. Blessuan Austin sustained an unspecified knee injury in RU’s season-opening win over Texas State. As a result, Austin, the Scarlet Knights’ top defensive back and arguably its best player on that side of the ball regardless of position, has already been ruled out for this Saturday’s game against the Buckeyes in Columbus. “Just some precautionary stuff that we’re going through,” head coach Chris Ash said by way of the Asbury Park Press. “There’s still some things that we’re looking at to figure out exactly what happened to him, but he will be inactive for this game. It’ll be a week-to-week deal from there until we get some…

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