With a bright scarlet scarf wrapped tightly around her neck, Keli Zinn stood on the Rutgers sideline on Saturday night and watched the devastation unfold in all directions.

She saw the home team’s supporters, with their shoulders slouched and their heads down, making their way toward the exits at SHI Stadium. She saw the Rutgers players, some with fresh tears in their eyes, heading up the tunnel toward the locker room after the most bitter defeat that most have ever experienced. She saw the visiting cheerleaders, with giant “We Are” and “Penn State” banners, racing around the perimeter of the stadium to roars of approval from the invading fans.

“We had ’em beat,” one loyal Rutgers lifer said as he shuffled past Zinn toward the exits. It is hard not to wonder, on nights like this, how

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