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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 27, ISSUE 6 100 C hris Ash knew Rutgers would be a rebuilding project. And his first season in Piscataway served as verification: The Scar- let Knights won only two games, none in the Big Ten, and got blown out by the powerhouses in the East Division. Against Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State, Rutgers lost by a combined 224-0. But Ash hopes a shakeup on offense — he hired former Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill as coordinator — and an injection of talent at quarterback can help boost a dismal 15.7 points per game. And he hopes another year in the defensive system he installed — he came to Rutgers as a defensive guru and former co-DC for the Buckeyes — will final- ly take root after allowing nearly 38 points per game last season. There could be pieces for improvement. Louisville grad transfer Kyle Bolin looks to be the leader to start at quar- terback, said Bobby Deren of ScarletNation.com, the Rivals' site that cov- 2016 Results (2-10) 2017 Schedule 9/3 at Washington . . . . . . . L,48-13 9/2 . . . . . . . .WASHINGTON 9/10 HOWARD . . . . . . . . . . W, 52-14 9/9 . . EASTERN MICHIGAN 9/17 NEW MEXICO . . . . . . . W, 37-28 9/16 . . . . . MORGAN STATE 9/24 IOWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 14-7 9/23 . . . . . . . . . at Nebraska 10/1 at Ohio State . . . . . . . . L, 58-0 9/30 . . . . . . . . OHIO STATE 10/8 MICHIGAN . . . . . . . . . . L, 78-0 10/5 . . . . . . . . . . . at Illinois 10/15 ILLINOIS . . . . . . . . . . . L, 24-7 10/14 . . . . . . . . . . PURDUE 10/22 at Minnesota . . . . . . . L, 34-32 10/21 . . . . . . . . at Michigan 11/5 INDIANA . . . . . . . . . . . L, 33-27 10/28 . . . . . . . .MARYLAND 11/12 at Michigan State . . . . . L, 49-0 11/11 . . . . . . .at Penn State 11/19 PENN STATE. . . . . . . . . L, 39-0 11/18 . . . . . . . . . at Indiana 11/26 at Maryland . . . . . . . . L, 31-13 11/25 . . . MICHIGAN STATE Rutgers Athletics Janarion Grant's decision to forego the NFL draft after playing just four games last year is a huge boost to Rutgers' rushing offense. Rutgers Scarlet Knights OCT. 21 HIGH POINT SOLUTIONS STADIUM TIME: NOON ∙ TV: TBA COACH: CHRIS ASH RECORD AT RUTGERS: 2-10 (ONE SEASON) RECORD VS. PURDUE: 0-0 G O L D A N D B L AC K 'S E A R LY L I N E : EVEN Purdue's record in regular-season games played in an Atlantic coast state* Boston U. 1-0 Central Florida 1-0 Duke 0-2 Fordham 2-4-1 Maryland 0-1 Miami, Fla. 1-3 Navy 0-1 N.C. State 0-1 Wake Forest 1-0 Overall: 6-12-1 In all three of Purdue's crossover games, it faces the opponent's coach for the first time. 2017 Opponent Preview 7 *Since 1930 East Coast Swing

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