PISCATAWAY -- There are two ways to define a "key game" for Rutgers in 2017.
There's the winnable games, and the games in which Rutgers needs to show improvement on the scoreboard.
In coach Chris Ash's first season at the helm in 2016, Rutgers was blown out in four shutout losses and dropped three heartbreakers all by seven points or less. The two groups of games looked very different, but added up to 0-7 at the end of the day.
As you try to forecast Rutgers' record in 2017, don't forget to take into account swing games, like this list from the last decade
Here is three key games if Rutgers is going to change the narrative in 2017:
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