PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Long before he was a bowl-bound coach, Greg Schiano faced a make-or-break season in 2005.
He understood that he needed to produce a winning record after posting four consecutive losing campaigns. That's when Schiano dismissed his defensive coordinator and took charge of the unit himself. He changed the defense from a basic 4-3 alignment to the zone-blitzing, Cover 2 scheme.
The rest is history. No. 25 Rutgers has gone to four straight bowl game and qualified for another this year. (MORE)