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Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Rutgers

After... um... let’s just call it a long night in Lincoln...

Why Northwestern will beat Rutgers:

Rutgers’ offense continues to struggle

In its past three games, Rutgers has faced Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State. All three of these teams currently rank in the AP Top 10 nationally, but both the Buckeyes and Spartans have defensive units that rank in the bottom third of the conference in total yards allowed. Despite this fact, head coach Greg Schiano’s squad has sputtered offensively.