We are just over two months away from the opening game of the 2019 season for Rutgers football. It’s a crucial fall for head coach Chris Ash, who enters his fourth year at the helm firmly on the hot seat. After a 1-11 campaign in 2018, it’s fair for fans to be in a wait and see mode regarding believing this team can show major improvement this coming fall.
The 2019 preseason S&P+ rankings from SB Nation have Rutgers listed 108th out of 130 FBS teams. The three major factors in determining these rankings per advanced stats guru Bill Connelly were weighted recruiting rankings from recent years, returning production, and recent history for each program.