Rutgers saw its 2025 season come to an end in soul-crushing fashion on Saturday, suffering a 40-36 loss to Penn State that will haunt Scarlet Knight supporters for a long time.

Here are 14 thoughts from the defeat and on the 2025 season ahead of a crucial offseason:

1) Let’s start with the big picture: this marks the second time in the first six seasons of head coach Greg Schiano’s second stint that Rutgers falls short in a do-or-die regular season finale with a bowl bid on the line. In a similar situation in 2021, the Scarlet Knights got their doors blown off in a 40-16 home loss to Maryland .

That is a symptom of a lingering issue: Rutgers cannot seem to win a big game or come out on top in a big spot since Schiano has returned.

Cases could be made for some results — a Friday

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