Rutger Sears, Author at The Juice Online

Syracuse simply is not the same tough zone defense they’ve been throughout Boeheim’s tenure, evidenced by their 102.1 defensive efficiency.

The Seminoles are an excellent team at forcing turnovers, sitting at eighth in the nation in steal percentage.

The Syracuse Orange is coming off the bye week sitting at 5-4 and with three games left, need just one win to secure bowl eligibility.

Syracuse’s offensive line has played well, but they will have their hands full with the combination of DLs Luiji Vilain and Rondell Bothroyd.

The last time these two teams met, they were members of the Big East Conference, and Rutgers defeated Syracuse, 23-15, on Oct. 13, 2012.

Ohio is coming off a Covid-shortened 2020 season in which they went 2-1 with decisive wins over fellow MAC rivals Akron and Bowling Green.

Liberty Flames quarterback Malik Willis is the explosive junior who transferred from Auburn at the start of last year.

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano had an unenviable task when he took over at the start of last season, but guided his team to three wins.

The defense will have to rise to match the offense’s ability, but in doing so their schedule points to another year of bowl game eligibility.

Syracuse defensive back Garrett Williams was a playmaker last year with 12 passes defensed and a pick-six on Trevor Lawrence.