Imagine Rutgers clinching bowl eligibility by mid-October.
You might remember it from the Big East days. That's not the norm in the Big Ten.
There was a buzz around the Scarlet Knights this month when the postseason just seemed like a pipe dream for a 4-5 team needing two wins, including at least one on the road and one against a double-digit favorite.
But, unlike during its first four years in the Big Ten, the Rutgers schedule in 2018 is backloaded.