The Scarlet Knights have four games remaining, starting with a home meeting against Minnesota, followed by a game at Maryland, home against Illinois and then at Michigan State to close out the regular season. Rutgers needs to win at least two of those games to reach the six-win mark and earn bowl eligibility for a second-consecutive season.

The College Football Playoff committee released its second set of rankings Tuesday and again Oregon was on top. The committee will release its rankings each Tuesday through the end of the season. The final set of rankings will be released on Dec.