Rutgers is desperate for a victory.
The Scarlet Knights may have the ideal matchup to get one this weekend, short of getting an FCS team (or Nebraska) into town.
Rutgers will host Illinois on Saturday at noon at HighPoint.com Stadium in Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights enter the contest on a four-game losing streak. Illinois has dropped two straight.
Rutgers beat Illinois last season in Champaign for its first Big Ten win under head coach Chris Ash, and it might need to beat the Illini at home in three days to ensure it won’t finish 1-11 this fall.