Rutgers Rant: Previewing must-win meeting with last place UCLA

Rutgers cannot afford to lose this one.

The Scarlet Knights (4-2, 1-2) host last place UCLA (1-5, 0-4) in Piscataway on Saturday (noon, Big Ten Network). Coming off of consecutive losses to Wisconsin (42-7) and Nebraska (14-7), head coach Greg Schiano's team looks to get its season back on track.

They could not ask for a better opponent to do it against.

The Bruins have one of the worst offenses in the country, have been dealing with arguably the worst travel schedule in the sport — this will be their third cross country flight for an away game in the span of a month after going to Baton Rouge (LSU) and State College (Penn State) — and have struggled mightily to adapt to their new conference.

The Rutgers Rant is back to preview what amounts to a must-win matchup for the Scarlet Knight, sharing our take on running back Samuel Brown's season-ending injury and dissecting what this game could mean for the outlook of Rutgers' season. We also touch on the preseason exhibition the men's basketball team will play against St. John's in Piscataway on Thursday night.

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