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Five Things to Know About Rutgers As Greg Schiano And the Scarlet Knights Return to Columbus

Eight times Rutgers has sought to spoil things for a heavily favored Ohio State team since joining the Big Ten in 2014, and eight times it has emphatically failed to do so.

Greg Schiano makes his second trip back to Columbus since parting ways with the Buckeye program following the 2018 season, and he’ll do so for the first time since giving Ohio State its closest encounter to date with the Scarlet Knights – a 49-27 blowout in 2020.

Rutgers has made real strides in Schiano’s second stint as head coach of the program, albeit small ones, and will enter this weekend’s matchup a massive 39-point underdog to the No.