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Rutgers Will Show Up

by Paul Sykes

Which Rutgers will visit Papa John’s? The team that dismantled South Florida 31-0 and knocked off UConn 28-24? Or the Rutgers group that tanked at Syracuse 31-13 and failed to show up in the season opening loss to Cincy 47-15?

One thing certain is Rutgers will take the Louisville football team seriously, having learned its lesson in not respecting the opposition.

Friday’s 11 a.m. game is the season finale for Louisville, and possibly the last on the sideline for Steve Kragthorpe. Rutgers has one remaining regular season game, against West Virginia in Jersey at noon next Saturday … and a bowl trip.

Greg Schiano’s teams have established a pattern over the last couple of years of starting slowly and roaring by season’s end. This season appeared to be a carbon copy of that plan until the Scarlet Knights crumbled in the Carrier Dome. Before the loss, they were on a three-game win streak while prevailing in seven out of their last eight games.

The Rutgers’ defense has shown vulnerability against the pass and is allowing over 200 yards a game through the air. Whether Louisville can find a quarterback able to achieve that in the final contest is anyone’s guess.

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