Rutgers football fans will have to get their tailgates started early for the season opener.
The Big Ten on Thursday announced game times for five Rutgers football game games in 2018, including the Sept. 1 affair with Texas State.
The Scarlet Knights will face the Sun Belt Conference foe at 12 p.m. in Piscataway.
Other game times set Thursday include the Sept. 8 Big Ten opener at Ohio State (3:30 p.m.), the Sept. 15 game at Kansas State (12 p.m.), the Oct. 13 game at Maryland (12 p.m.) and the Oct. 20 home game against Northwestern (12 p.