As the College Football season, the Washington Post ponders whether the Scarlet Knights are for real:
Rutgers sent New Jersey into a frenzy last season, starting 9-0 and finishing 11-2, including the first bowl victory in school history. In one magical season, the Scarlet Knights shed a century-old reputation as a laughingstock, swapping it for the trappings of an elite college football program.
James Gandolfini, the Rutgers grad who played Tony Soprano on “The Sopranos,” stood on the sideline for several games last season. The school has established a Web site — SeeRayRun.com — to promote the Heisman candidacy of running back Ray Rice. (“It’s pretty cool,” Rice said.) When quarterback Mike Teel attended a New Jersey Nets game this winter, the arena erupted when his face flashed on the JumboTron.
“It’s a great time to be a Rutgers football player,” Rice said.
And a Rutgers fan.
It all starts again on August 30th against Buffalo.
