With the Rutgers football season kicking off just two weeks from now, there is a lot riding on the 2019 campaign for the program and the entire athletic department. Keith Sargeant of NJ Advance Media reported on Thursday that season ticket sales have declined 27% from last year, with 16,585 sold heading into the 2019 campaign. It’s not a surprising stat coming off a 1-11 season, the worst record for Rutgers since 2002. However, the numbers in Sargeant’s report highlight a steep decline in the number of season tickets sold and thus the revenue that the program has generated in the years that Chris Ash has been the head coach.