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More than a dozen Buckeyes unavailable for Saturday’s matchup vs. Rutgers

Tyler Fangman

By Tyler Fangman

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No. 11 Ohio State is on the road this weekend to take on Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.

The Buckeyes have 13 players unavailable for the afternoon tilt with the Scarlet Knights.

DE Tyreke Smith and RB Miyan Williams will not be available for today’s game. LB Palaie Gaoteote will be a game-time decision for the Buckeyes.

Smith, this season has 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss. In 3 seasons and 4 games with the Buckeyes has 37 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks and 3 pass deflections.

RB Williams has 32 rushes for 249 yards on 7.8 yards per carry and a touchdown for the Buckeyes this season. Williams played sparingly in 2020.

LB Gaoteote this season has played sparingly this season. The transfer from USC played well with the Trojans. He had 105 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks.

The Buckeyes and the Scarlet Knights kickoff at 3:30 ET on BTN.