With four games remaining in the season, Rutgers football could still get another win. That was the outlook from the Big Ten Network this week as this discussed the program’s rise this season.
On Tuesday, former college and NFL head coach Dave Wannstedt said “Schiano’s not done” when talking about Rutgers facing a challenging schedule. Wannstedt sounded some optimism on the topic of getting one more win when he made that remark.
The comment from Wannstedt came after Big Ten Network’s contributor Pat Forde declared Rutgers his winner of the week. On Saturday, Rutgers moved to 6-2 (3-2 Big Ten) following a 31-14 road win at Indiana.
The win has made Rutgers bowl-eligible and created some buzz around the Big Ten.
“How about Rutgers? State University of New Jersey. Six wins, most in nine years and it is still October,” Forde said on BTN.
“Bowl eligible, and it is October. Defense. Kyle Monangai. Greg Schiano. Chopping that wood. Getting it done. This has been a nice turnaround season for them. Kudos to the Scarlet Knights for what they’ve done.”
Then Forde added the most intriguing part.
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“They may not be done winning,” Forde said.
“The rest of the schedule is challenging but I bet they win more than six before the end of the regular season.”
A seventh win would certainly defy expectations. Rutgers faces two ranked opponents (No. 3 Ohio State, at No. 10 Penn State) in their final four games. The other two opponents (at Iowa, Maryland) both have winning records.
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Host Dave Revsine ribbed Wannstedt for not picking Rutgers, given the former coach’s penchant for talking up Rutgers.
“Schiano’s not done. Pat said it. Schiano’s not done,” Wannstedt said.
“I’ll get a chance to talk about them again.”