Rutgers football: five kickoff times announced including the season opener and the home opener

Rutgers football and the Big Ten update the schedule with five kickoff times and some television details.

Five kickoff times were announced by the Big Ten Network on Thursday, including the season opener at Boston College and the home opener one week later against Wagner.

The updated Rutgers football schedule, as of now, with the five new kickoff times:

Sept. 3 at Boston College (Noon, ACC Network)

Sept. 10 vs. Wagner (4 p.m., Big Ten Network)

Sept. 17 at Temple (ESPN+)

Sept. 24 vs. Iowa

Oct. 1 at Ohio State (3:30 p.m.)

Oct. 7 (Friday) vs. Nebraska (7 p.m., FS1)

Oct. 22 (Homecoming) vs. Indiana (Noon)

Oct. 29 at Minnesota

Nov. 5 vs. Michigan

Nov. 12 at Michigan State

Nov. 19 vs. Penn State

Nov. 26 at Maryland

Rutgers football is coming off a 5-8 season where they participated in the Gator Bowl. They have had a strong offseason, highlighted by a recruiting class that includes Jacob Allen, a four-star offensive lineman and the top player in New Jersey.

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Rutgers was also very active in the transfer portal, where they added six players including four offensive linemen. Two of the transfer portal additions, wide receiver Taj Harris and offensive lineman J.D. DiRenzo, ended up cracking the top 75 of the 247Sports transfer portal rankings.

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