Greg Schiano tried to find the right words for the appropriate level of excitement to match the moment.
He was careful to say that Rutgers’ first Big Ten win since 2017 was just a start. He didn’t promise anything else, which was wise. The Scarlet Knights still play in the toughest division in all of college football, and they’re still staring at a conference-only 2020 schedule. The humbling reminders of their current place in the Big Ten pecking order could come as early as next week.
But … it’s been a while. Rutgers fans had just endured 21 consecutive losses to Big Ten opponents, watching their team get outscored 744-164 in the process. It took until their third conference game last season for the Scarlet Knights to score a touchdown, and they only found the end zone six times in their nine conference games. On Saturday, they scored five touchdowns in a 38-27 win over Michigan State and the Big Ten’s other first-year head coach,…
