Now that Ohio State has averted disaster on Chase Young’s future eligibility, the only looming hurdle blocking the second-ranked Buckeyes from an all-in stretch run is the capricious nature of a debilitating injury to a key player. That can happen any time a team takes the field, and that’s the only conceivable way OSU (9-0) comes out of a 3:30 Saturday afternoon kick at Rutgers (2-7) anything less than full speed ahead for closing games against No. 9 Penn State and at No. 14 Michigan . Oddsmakers favor Ohio State by 52 points, a record in Big Ten games and what some books say is the biggest road margin in history. And, it’s a measure of the disparity in the programs’ strengths, that OSU covering at that astronomical number is not at all a longshot. The Buckeyes rank first nationally in total defense (214.8 yards) and passing yards allowed (126.6),…
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