The gap became too big to ignore. Even worse, Rutgers wasn’t showing many signs of being able to close it by the end of its second season in the Big Ten.
With or without the issues away from the field for Kyle Flood, it was clear the program needed to make a change before the rest of the conference put even more distance between themselves and the Scarlet Knights. And in tapping former Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash to lead the rebuilding job, Rutgers is leaning on somebody who has first-hand experience with what it takes to get to the top of the heap in the league.