As the season opener against #7 Washington is just two days away, Rutgers remains heavy underdogs in a rematch from last season. The Huskies, a College Football Playoff team from a year ago, come to Piscataway with equally high expectations for the 2017 season. While several key players are gone from last year’s team, a strong nucleus of talent and experience returns. Rutgers fans should remember quarterback Jake Browning, likely from having nightmares of him throwing three touchdown passes of 38 yards or longer in the first quarter of last season’s game.
I was fortunate to speak with John Sayler at SB Nation’s Washington site, UW Dawg Pound, about this year’s team and what we can expect for Friday’s game.