Rutgers Rant: Have Scarlet Knights lost their identity?

Rutgers did not find new life on the West coast.
The Scarlet Knights (4-4, 1-4) suffered their fourth consecutive loss on Friday against USC, falling 42-20 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as their defense was shredded once again. Their offense, which built on its solid performance against UCLA with another positive outing, could not dig itself out of the early deficit.
The Rutgers Rant is back to recap the loss to the Trojans, discuss where the Scarlet Knights stand at the bye week, give our take on what caused the October backslide and more.
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