2020 RECORD 3-6, 3-6 Big Ten
COACH Greg Schiano (71-73 in 12 sea-
sons at Rutgers; career collegiate record:
same)
SERIES
HISTORY
The Nittany Lions
have won 14 in a row and lead the series,
29-2.
MOST RECENT MEETING Penn State
rushed for 248 yards while holding the
host Scarlet Knights to 205 yards of total
o3ense en route to a 23-7 victory on Dec.
5, 2020.
OFFENSE Noah Vedral took charge of
the quarterback position last season,
completing 61.5 per-
cent of his attempts for
1,253 yards, with nine
touchdowns and eight
interceptions. Vedral
came out of spring
practice as the Scarlet
Knights' top QB, and if
he's the choice this fall,
he'll have plenty of ex-
perienced targets. Of
the 12 players who caught at least one
pass for Rutgers last season, 11 are set to
return, a list headed by veteran Bo
Melton. As a fourth-year senior, Melton
9nished sixth in the Big Ten with 47
catches, totaling 638 yards and six touch-
downs. Also returning is running back
Isaih Pacheco, who had 515 rushing yards
and three TDs. As for the o3ensive line,
Rutgers' biggest liability last season,
Schiano described it as "a work in
progress" coming out of spring drills.
DEFENSE Rutgers needs to improve on
this side of the ball a>
MELTON
