Rutgers is going to be super pumped playing in its first Big Ten game. Both these East Coast schools recruit heavily in New Jersey and the Scarlet Knights were none too pleased when new Penn State coach James Franklin came out and said he would be recruiting the hell out of New Jersey.

This is a tough spot for Penn State. The Nittany Lions nipped Central Florida, 26-24, at the gun in their opener. That game was played in London. Then the Nittany Lions were pumped for last week's game against Akron because it was Franklin's first home game as the new coach.

Penn State hasn't faced a running back as good as Paul James, who rushed for 173 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 41-38 road win against Washington State. James takes a lot of pressure off quarterback Gary Nova.

Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg has a lot of promise, but he's inexperienced and already has tossed four interceptions this season. It took a fourth quarter touchdown for the Nittany Lions to pull out the cover last Saturday against MAC weakling Akron.

The pressure is all on Hackenberg as Penn State averages only 2.7 yards per run. This is against UCF and Akron, too. Rutgers can apply the heat. The Scarlet Knights have eight sacks in their two games, both wins.