Rutgers has run through the early portion of its schedule, beating teams it needed to in order to stay on track for a bowl bid. Now comes Michigan, the first major test of the season.
and Virginia Tech . The Scarlet Knights did what they had to do to remain on track for a bowl bid, and did so more convincingly than most expected.Rutgers is headed to Ann Arbor next Saturday to take on Michigan, the two-time defending Big Ten champions poised for another run to the College Football Playoff. The No. 2 Wolverines have yet to play Saturday, but it would beyond stunning to see them get anything other than a resounding home win over Bowling Green.
at home where kicker Valentino Ambrosio missed a potential game-winning field goal attempt; 20-13 loss in Ann Arbor in which they had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter; a 52-17 loss at home in which they led 17-14 at halftime before allowing 28 unanswered points in the second half — but it has not been able to upset them.They own the longest losing streak against ranked opponents in Division I football, losing their last 35 meetings with teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
They’ll have to be much better through the air — Wimsatt threw for just 46 yards and completed just 44% of his passes, including just eight yards on two completions in the second half — and maintain their success on the ground and defensively against a much better opponent. Rutgers’ defense allowed x rushing yards across its first three games; can it hold Blake Corum and company — who ran for 282 yards and four touchdowns against the Scarlet Knights a year ago — to a reasonable total?
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