It might not have been the path expected coming into the season but Rutgers is currently 5-5 and in the hunt for a bowl game. After a 38-3 win over Indiana on Saturday, outlets such as ESPN and CBS Sports began including the Scarlet Knights into bowl projections.
According to David Bonagura and Mark Schlabach of ESPN, Rutgers is projected to finish the season 6-6 and appear in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Texas Tech. During Greg Schiano’s first tenure, he led the Scarlet Knights to the Insight Bowl in 2005. This was their first appearance in a bowl since 1978.