Break up, Rutgers football.
And not for the reason most of pot-shotting America would have thought a few weeks ago.
Long criticized for not belonging in the Big Ten, Rutgers now has its first back-to-back Big Ten wins since joining the conference in 2014.
Two big offensive plays and a great defensive effort -- capped by forcing an incomplete pass on a two point conversion -- sealed a 14-12 victory Saturday for Rutgers over Purdue in front of a Homecoming crowd of 38,278.
Coach Chris Ash hopped up and down and players embraced with 25 seconds left, but it wasn't until surviving an onside kick that Rutgers had its second straight win.