The Cornhuskers and Scarlet Knights might have stronger postseason hopes than you think.
If you thought the watering down of college football's bowls had reached its limit with 6-6 teams, think again.
NJ.com points out that the local team, Rutgers, has not been eliminated from postseason contention despite losing its seventh game of the season last week against Nebraska.
How can that be?
At 3-7 overall, the best Rutgers can hope for is to conclude the regular-season with wins at Army and home versus Maryland. That would leave the Scarlet Knights at 5-7 overall, and in most years a sub-.