RUTGERS (5-5, 2-5) at No. 1 OHIO STATE (10-0, 7-0)
November 22, 2025 • Noon ET • FOX
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2025) – Rutgers football is back on the road to face No. 1 Ohio State on FOX Big Noon Saturday. The Scarlet Knights are coming off an open weekend and a 35-20 victory over Maryland. It will be the fifth away game in the last seven outings, the first such stretch since 2004.
NOTES
• Rutgers ranks fourth nationally with three blocked punts, seventh in fewest penalty yards against per game (31.2), eighth in time of possession (33:03), eighth in fewest fumbles lost (2), 11th in fourth down conversion percentage (70.0), 12th in fewest turnovers lost (9), 16th in first downs gained (240), 17th in yards per completion (13.34) and 21st in passing offense (277.4).
• By yards, Rutgers has the second-leading passer (QB Athan Kaliakmanis, 2,705), rusher (RB Antwan Raymond, 1,000) and receiver (WR KJ Duff, 923) in the Big Ten.
• Kaliakmanis ranks seventh in Rutgers history with 5,401 passing yards, 416 completions and 35 touchdown passes. He is 13th nationally with 2,705 passing yards in 2025, recording four games with at least 300 yards.
• Raymond became the ninth player in program history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season. He has scored 12 touchdowns (11 rushing, one receiving) in 2025 and was named Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week after posting 240 rushing yards versus Maryland, third most in a game in program history and fifth most nationally this year.
• Duff, who has six receiving touchdowns, is fourth among Power 4 players with 923 receiving yards and second in the Big Ten with 17.4 yards per reception. WR Ian Strong has four games with at least 100 receiving yards this season, ranks third in the conference with six receptions per game and became the seventh player in program history to record three receiving touchdowns in a game most recently.
• DL Eric O’Neill, who had a career-high 10 tackles last time out, leads the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss on the season, joining DL Bradley Weaver with 2.5 sacks.
• Rutgers has blocked 76 kicks (46 punts, 17 field goals, 13 extra points) under head coach Greg Schiano.
• Rutgers, “The Birthplace of College Football,” has played 1,432 games in program history on record dating back to 1869, the most in the sport.
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• Rutgers wraps the regular season hosting Penn State Nov. 29 at SHI Stadium for Senior Day/Thank You Fans. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
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