Anytime there's a power shift within a football program, it creates a domino effect. Whether it becomes for better or worse is highly contingent upon who the next coach becomes. Replacing the impact of Kyle Flood on the Rutgers program shouldn't be too difficult, considering he only lowered the standards of the program during his tumultuous three-year tenure. However, with Rutgers being widely regarded as one of the lesser-inviting coaching jobs in the Big Ten, it may be hard to convince current commits and targets that it's all up from here.
The Scarlet Knights currently rank 53rd in the 247Sports 2016 Class Team Rankings, which is good for 11th overall in the Big Ten, ahead of only Indiana, Illinois,and Purdue, respectively.