PISCATAWAY -- The golden rule against most triple-option offenses is to avoid being fooled into over-committing to stopping the run for fear of getting beat with a rare deep pass.
Against New Mexico, let's call it the platinum rule that Rutgers must adhere to Saturday or risk an upset.
Quarterback Austin Apodaca is the very definition of a dual-threat, having begun his career in coach Mike Leach's Air Raid offense at Washington State before transferring and winning the starting job in New Mexico's opposite end of the spectrum.