Rutgers lost to Penn State 28-0 on Saturday in Happy Valley and no new conclusions could really be drawn. The Scarlet Knights still can’t match up with the Nittany Lions in the trenches, backup quarterbacks always beat Rutgers without fail, the offense can’t produce anything against good defenses, which leads to the RU defense wearing out in the second half.
The most important takeaway from Saturday’s shutout defeat is it changes nothing about Rutgers’ ultimate goal: Beat Maryland in the regular season finale next weekend to improve to 6-6 and clinch a bowl berth for the first time since 2014.