While Ohio State likely won't look past Rutgers on Saturday afternoon in Columbus, the goal for the top-ranked Buckeyes is to have players healthy for the following week's rivalry game at Michigan.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day didn't exactly allay fears of the fan base on Tuesday at his press conference when he was non-committal about whether star wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate will be available for the Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) against the Scarlet Knights (5-5, 2-5).

Due to undisclosed injuries, Tate has missed the past two games, and Smith sat out the second half of a 48-10 victory over UCLA last Saturday.

"Our policy's that we just don't discuss specifics on injuries, and then once you start going down a little bit here, a little bit there, you can create a problem,"

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