1. People in Illinois are calling this a must-win game. What is the thought on its importance at Rutgers?
It's no different here. The four-game losing streak has been very hard on the program and the fanbase, as you'd imagine, and things won't get any easier after Saturday. If Rutgers can't beat Illinois, the nightmare scenario of a 1-11 season becomes all the more real. The Scarlet Knights will be clear underdogs next week at Maryland and the week after that against Northwestern at home, and then their brutal stretch run arrives in November — at Wisconsin, home against Michigan and Penn State, at Michigan State.