Artur Sitkowski wasn't looking ahead. Or was feigning ignorance.
Either way, it doesn't change what waits around the corner for Rutgers after its open week.
Sitkowski told reporters after Saturday's loss to Northwestern he knew a trip to Wisconsin on Nov. 3 was next up on the schedule, but he didn't know what came after that.
A reporter then reminded him Michigan, Penn State and Michigan State come after that.
"There you go," the freshman quarterback said.
There it is, one whale of a home stretch for a team that really doesn't need it.