Rutgers fans are asking about Greg Schiano buyout after UMass disaster

Rutgers fans are asking regarding Greg Schiano buyout after UMass disaster.

Key points

• Rutgers football writer Chris Iseman recaps the Scarlet Knights' stunning 37-21 loss to UMass.
• Asbury Park Press reporter Chris Iseman and USA TODAY Sports assistant colleges editor Erick Smith contributed to this story.
• The Minutemen went 0-12 last season and hadn't beat an FBS team since Oct.
• If the school was to create a change, Schiano is owed 76.875% of his remaining base salary when he is fired.
• "I didn't have them ready to play, " Schiano remarked afterward per the Asbury Park Press, part of the USA TODAY Network.

Rutgers fans are asking regarding Greg Schiano buyout after UMass disaster. Matthew Glenesk USA TODAY. Rutgers football: Reacting to UMass loss on Opening Night.

Greg Schiano is the winningest coach in Rutgers football history. But that distinction can't sugarcoat the disaster Thursday night was as the Scarlet Knights – a 29.5-point favorite – lost at home to UMass.

For context, the Minutemen went 0-12 last season and hadn't beat an FBS team since Oct. 28 2023, and had never beaten a Power Four conference team since joining FBS in 2012.

"I didn't have them ready to play, " Schiano remarked afterward per the Asbury Park Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. "I'm in charge of all the coaches. I'm in charge of all the players. So when we come out and lay an egg like we did Opening Night – I thought we had a great training camp. Never saw it coming, and I've been doing this a long time. Never saw it coming. I didn't expect that at all."

Opening with a bang: Rutgers 'celebrates' devastating loss to UMass with postgame fireworks show.

Rutgers is 31-42 in Schiano's second stint in Piscataway. After making bowls in successive seasons in 2023-24, Rutgers slumped to 5-7 last season. And while the season is far from over after Week 1, a home loss to UMass, and the manner in which it unfolded, doesn't leave Scarlet Knights fans with much optimism.

If the school was to create a change, Schiano is owed 76.875% of his remaining base salary when he is fired. If he is let go at the end of November, that number would be approximately $18.5 million, per documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports.

"We're going to chop our way out of this, and we're going to be a good football team, " Schiano remarked. "If I didn't believe in the individuals downstairs, I wouldn't say that. I'd say, 'Hey things have gone awry.' But that's not how I feel. That's not what I believe."

Asbury Park Press reporter Chris Iseman and USA TODAY Sports assistant colleges editor Erick Smith contributed to this story. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

Taken together, the developments around rutgers fans are asking about Greg Schiano buyout after UMass disaster point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.