Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Rutgers

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Why Northwestern will beat Rutgers:

Rutgers’ offense continues to struggle

In its past three games, Rutgers has faced Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State. All three of these teams currently rank in the AP Top 10 nationally, but both the Buckeyes and Spartans have defensive units that rank in the bottom third of the conference in total yards allowed. Despite this fact, head coach Greg Schiano’s squad has sputtered offensively.

Against OSU, the Scarlet Knights struggled to move the ball outside of a 75-yard touchdown play in the first half. Against Michigan State, the RU offense…