Penn State Football: Way Too Early Big Ten Football Power Rankings

Way Too early B1G Football power rankings: Where does Penn State Football stand?

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 03: James Franklin, head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, celebrates with the Big Ten Championship trophy after Penn State beat the Wisconsin Badgers 38-31 at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano (Mandatory Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports) /

2021 Record: 5-8 (2-7)

Rutgers has yet to regain its glory with Greg Schiano as head coach.

The 2021 Rutgers Football team was more competitive than in previous years but still showed how far they have yet to go. In the Scarlet Knights’ seven losses in Big Ten play, the average margin of defeat was 25 points.

The “Birthplace of College Football” is still stuck in the 1860s.

The offense continues to struggle to move the ball and score points. The quarterback position remains unimpressive with Noah Vedral. The hope for Rutgers fans is that their freshman quarterback Gavin Wimsatt can infuse some excitement into a hard-to-watch offense.

For Rutgers to move up in the Big Ten hierarchy, they have to match the other teams in the trenches. The top teams in the conference all have something in common, a good offensive line or a great quarterback. Rutgers has neither.

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