Overview
- On Tuesday, Rutgers announced athletic director Keli Zinn will keep Greg Schiano as head coach for 2027 after repeated meetings with him and university leaders.
- Rutgers is 2-7 in 2026, will miss a bowl game for the second straight year, and has lost 12 of its last 15 Big Ten games.
- The decision was driven in part by a large immediate buyout that reports place roughly between $17 million and $19 million and by the department’s tight finances.
- Schiano’s contract runs through 2029, he earned about $6.75 million this season, and the school emphasized a specific plan to strengthen the roster rather than replace the coaching staff now.
- Observers say the move exposes deeper problems: a reported roughly $78 million athletics deficit, one of the lowest roster budgets in the Big Ten, and likely recruiting and portal challenges that will shape Rutgers’ competitiveness next season.