PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — There was a time when a game against a Mid-American Conference program could be counted as a win for Rutgers.
That’s changed this season.
Ohio is ranked No, 23 and MAC teams have posted wins over Big East foes Cincinnati, Connecticut and South Florida already, with Cincinnati dropping its first game of the season to Toledo last weekend.
It’s no wonder the No. 18 Scarlet Knights (7-0, 4-0 Big East) are wary heading into Saturday’s homecoming game against Kent State (6-1, 4-0 MAC) and its sensational running back-returner Dri Archer.
Archer leads the nation in all-purpose yards (a 212.9 yard average). He ranks 33rd nationally in rushing (98.1) and is first in kickoff return yardage (47-yard average).