Though unsightly with only 117 yards of offense, it's good to remember that the RedHawks still covered that spread last Thursday vs. Wiscy at Camp Randall, and were never really in danger of losing the spread verdict in the 17-0 loss. The badgers scored their last TD deep into the 4th Q after struggling the entire night against the Miami defense. Expect the RedHawks offense to soon begin to pick up some pace behind transfer QB Dequann Finn, a former MAC MVP at Toledo who had nowhere to turn vs. the rough-and-tumble Badger defense last week. Look for improvement from the offense in Week Two against a Rutgers side whose defense showed plenty of leaks in its opener (and non-cover) vs. Ohio U. Play Miami-Ohio

The Rutgers offense doesn't get nearly enough respect, and it's very possible nobody understands how bad its defense is, either. Last week's shootout with Ohio was not a fluke. Rutgers can overwhelm a G6 defense but doesn't have much available to stop anybody.