INDIANAPOLIS — There was a time, once, before Greg Schiano brought the chop to the banks of the Raritan River in New Jersey, when Rutgers breaking into the Big Ten Conference was merely a pipe dream.
It became a quest of his for a decade, the longtime head football coach reflected, speaking to media at Tuesday’s Big Ten Media Day. It was, to him, the best conference in football. It was where he, born and raised in New Jersey, felt Rutgers belonged. It was a “blessing,” as Schiano called it...