It’s Rutgers week. Come on Penn State fans…get fired up! Okay, so not too many of us are going to be really fired up for this week’s opponent. To most of us, Rutgers is just another game on the schedule that since last year is also a conference opponent. The hate is one sided from the Scarlet Knights’ side. The Rutgers students in particular chant unsavory things about Penn State when they play other opponents. This got me thinking about what truly makes a rival and does Penn State have one? Let’s examine the possibilities.
A rival in college football is an opponent that everyone associated with the program points to every year and circles on the calendar.