EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Somebody has to win, right?
Yes. We double-checked.
Thanks to a rule implemented by the NCAA in 1996, college football games can't end in ties. The last Big Ten tie was in 1995 between Michigan State and Purdue.
Here are five keys to victory for Rutgers to get off the schneid before Michigan State:
1. Win the battle of field position.
In Rutgers' two wins, it had better starting field position than its opponents.
In its seven losses, the opponent had better starting field position, sometimes averaging across the 40-yard line.