Penn State came into SHI Stadium on Saturday afternoon and looked like the top-10 team they were in the preseason. The 2020 Nittany Lions did not want to be the team that lost to Rutgers for the first time since 1988.
In the Scarlet Knights’ locker room, there was hope.
Noah Vedral was back under center for Rutgers and Raiqwon O’Neal took his spot back at left tackle. Greg Schiano and Sean Gleeson had Rutgers trending in the right direction and primed to take advantage of the worst Penn State team in recent memory.
From the opening kickoff, this game seemed uneven.