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Rutgers opens as heavy underdog vs. Washington: Bigger or smaller spread than last year?

Rutgers opened as a big underdog against Washington last season ... when the Huskies were just a hyped unproven team coming off a seven-win season.

So, with the Huskies returning the sixth-place vote-getter in the Heisman Trophy race at quarterback and coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff, what did you think would happen to the point spread?

It went up.

Rutgers sets start times for marquee games

Rutgers is listed as a 31.5-point underdog to Washington in the season-opener, according to the recently released opening lines on OddsShark.