After tough loss to Nebraska, Rutgers football must move on quickly with plenty of chances ahead

Rutgers football had chances.

So many chances.

The Scarlet Knights just couldn’t take capitalize on any of them.

Instead of celebrating what would’ve been a signature Big Ten victory, Greg Schiano’s team instead boarded an airplane bound for New Jersey lamenting those missed opportunities in a 14-7 loss to Nebraska on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

“We just didn’t play well enough to win this game,” coach Greg Schiano told reporters afterwards.

The key word there is “this.”

No, Rutgers didn’t play well enough to win “this” game. “This” game was right there for the Scarlet Knights to grab hold of, but they couldn’t do it.

Oct 5, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano looks on during warmups before a game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

It was a disappointing showing in many areas.

Rutgers needs to flush “this” game quickly.

The Scarlet Knights’ undefeated start to the season is over. They had a chance to move to 5-0 but instead came home 4-1.

Winnable games still remain for Rutgers football, starting with Wisconsin

But the good news for Rutgers?

There are still plenty of chances ahead, plenty of winnable games, starting Saturday at home against Wisconsin.

The Badgers blew out Purdue this weekend in Madison, but that result may say more about the Boilermakers’ ineptitude than anything else.

Wisconsin already lost starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke to a season-ending injury and on Thursday leading rusher Chez Mellusi announced he was stepping away from the team to “focus on his health.”

The Badgers in their previous two games got blown out by Alabama and then lost by 17 to USC in Los Angeles.

Luke Fickell’s team still has talent and size in the trenches, but it’s vulnerable.

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Publish date : 2024-10-06 08:01:55

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