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Must-win and trap games of 2017: Rutgers Scarlet Knights

The 2017 season is still several months away. But we never stop looking forward here at the Big Ten blog.

It may be ridiculously early, but we’re examining what will be the must-win game and the potential trap game for each league team this fall. Up next: the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Must-win game: Oct. 14 at Illinois. Rutgers needs to break the Big Ten ice after going winless in conference play during Chris Ash’s first season as head coach in 2016.