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Can Rutgers hang with No. 4 Ohio State? 7 keys to how Scarlet Knights make this a game

On paper, the matchup is so lopsided, you might as well look ahead to next week.

Can No. 4 Ohio State close out its three-game stint without Urban Meyer by beating No. 16 TCU in Arlington, Texas? Can Rutgers avoid a trap game and beat lowly Kansas on the road?

Oh, the Buckeyes and Scarlet Knights need to play each other first? Right, about that.

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No one is giving Rutgers, a 33-point underdog, any chance against the Buckeyes this weekend. And why would they?