EAST LANSING, Mich. — This has to be rock bottom, right? Having the other 0-6 team in Big Ten conference play take a 35-0 lead at halftime and cruise to an breezy victory? It can't get worse than that.
Can it?
(Gulp.)
Make no mistake: The rebuilding process at Rutgers is going to be a much heavier lift than anyone imagined, and that list likely includes head coach Chris Ash. The Spartans, a participant in the college football playoff last season, are certainly better than their 2-7 record indicated.
But this is a team that lost to Illinois last week, that gave up 54 points to Northwestern, that has endured an injury-plagued season from hell.