This is a weekly spotlight that highlights a trash football tradition of Ohio State's upcoming opponent. This week, we're looking at Big Ten punching bag Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights arguably have more tradition than any program in college football history.
That's the case because Rutgers played in the first recognized college football game ever — a 6-4 victory over // checks notes // New Jersey (later known as some institution named Princeton). That game took place exactly 151 years ago today, on November 6, 1869.
As the eighth oldest university in America, Rutgers, which was largely independent last century, was a bit nomadic when it came to conference affiliation.