Rutgers snapped a 21-game Big Ten losing streak Saturday with a season-opening 38-27 win over Michigan State in coach Greg Schiano’s first game back with the Scarlet Knights.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Isaih Pacheco ran for two first-half touchdowns and Rutgers snapped a 21-game Big Ten losing streak Saturday, beating Michigan State 38-27 in coach Greg Schiano’s first game back with the Scarlet Knights. Michigan State has a new coach too, and Mel Tucker’s debut was forgettable from the start. The Spartans (0-1) turned the ball over seven times — four in the first half — and never led against a Rutgers team that hadn’t won a conference game since Nov.4,2017, against Maryland. The Scarlet Knights scored 14 points total through their first five Big Ten games last year. It took them 8:03 to reach that mark Saturday. Pacheco strolled in from 12 yards out to cap the game’s opening drive, and then Michigan State receiver Jayden Reed fumbled the ball away on his team’s first offensive play.
