Last year, Rutgers opened its Big Ten slate with a big win on a Friday night that marked its first 4-0 start in 12 years and put itself in position for a special season.

Will history repeat itself this fall?

The Scarlet Knights (3-0) host Iowa (2-1) on Friday night at SHI Stadium. Head coach Greg Schiano’s squad , fresh off of a fifth consecutive 3-0 start to the season, will look to defeat the Hawkeyes for the first time in program history and give themselves another shot at a breakthrough year.

Can Rutgers’ high-powered offense produce against Iowa’s elite defense? Can the Scarlet Knights’ struggling defense stop another anemic Hawkeyes offense? Will Rutgers earn arguably its biggest win of the Big Ten era?

The cast of the Rutgers Rant is back to give its best guess.

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