Advanced Statistics Preview: Rutgers At #14/#18 Washington

Jennifer Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsThe Scarlet Knights certainly have their work cut out for them in Saturday’s season opener against the University of Washington at Alaska Airlines Field in Seattle.

When RU takes the field on Saturday, they will likely find an overly confident Huskies team, who all off-season have been listening to national media and fanbase gushing about their level of talent and chances of making the college football playoff.

The AP ranks UW 14th, the first time the team has found itself in the preseason rankings since 2002 (they finished that season unranked). S&P+ projections are forecasting a 9-win season while maintaining a 15% probability of winning 11 games and a…