Penn State Football and Rutgers' biggest keys to victory

Penn State Football and Rutgers’ biggest keys to victory

By Evan Smith | Nov 19, 2021

Nov 13, 2021; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford (14) gestures from the line of scrimmage during the fourth quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Beaver Stadium. Michigan defeated Penn State 21-17. Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports /

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Penn State Football wins if this happens, Rutgers wins if that does

The unraked Penn State Football Nittany Lions welcome the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to Beaver Stadium on Saturday.

Penn State Football lost another close game (stop me if you’ve heard this before) to divisional foe Michigan and Jim Harbaugh last week, and now face a decent Rutgers team with bowl game implications for both teams.

With now no chance to win the conference, Penn State will celebrate Senior Day a bit more somberly than expected for a team ranked No. 4 in the nation just a few weeks ago.

What will it take for Penn State Football to take care of Rutgers yet again?

There is one simple key for both Penn State Football and Rutgers to win Saturday’s 12:00 pm game on BTN, and we will look at those keys in this week’s “We Win If, They Win If” column.

For more Penn State Football coverage, click here for a deep dive into the issues the team ran into this season, Ebikete accepting a Senior Bowl invite and struggles against top 10 teams.

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