All hail Rutgers football.
The Scarlet Knights have lost 23 of their last 24 Big Ten games, but they did win this season’s opener impressively at Michigan State. So they’ve got that going for them.
Oh, and would you look at this? They’re favored to score another “W” on Saturday in New Jersey against 0-3 Illinois. The betting line has crept down a bit since it opened at seven points, but it’s not like the Illini have done any creeping up since winning six games and going bowling in 2019. For Lovie Smith’s program, it has been more of a wayward ooze.