Overview
- UMass beat Rutgers 37-21 at SHI Stadium, ending a 16-game FBS losing streak while piling up about 397 yards and forcing five turnovers.
- Rutgers struggled on both sides of the ball with just 25 rushing yards, multiple turnovers by QB Dylan Lonergan and a defense featuring many new starters that was repeatedly exposed.
- Greg Schiano accepted responsibility, saying he 'didn't have them ready to play,' and acknowledged the team must 'chop' its way out of the problem.
- Fans reacted angrily after the game with chants and radio rants calling for Schiano's firing, and reporting on a roughly $18.5 million buyout if he is dismissed has intensified talk about job security.
- The program now turns to its Sept. 11 trip to Boston College as the next chance to shift the narrative while school leaders weigh the difficult fiscal and personnel choices a coaching change would entail.