Rutgers lost to Northwestern 21-7 on the road on Saturday for its fourth straight defeat. The first three came against teams ranked in the top ten nationally. Saturday’s loss came against the team generally considered the worst in the Big Ten…..until now.
After an inspiring 3-0 start to the season by sweeping the non-conference portion of the schedule, Greg Schiano’s second season has gone off the rails. You can’t sugarcoat this loss. The only hope is to douse it with gasoline.
It was a troubling performance in many ways.
Rutgers averaged 2.2 yards rushing per carry against the worst rush defense in the Big Ten as Northwestern allowed 234 yards on the ground coming in.