Sitkowski back in at QB as RU hosts Boston College

PISCATAWAY >> Boston College and Rutgers will try to get back on track when they meet for the first time in 15 years.

Both are coming off bad losses heading into Saturday’s game at SHI Stadium.

Rutgers (1-1, 0-1 Big Ten) was overwhelmed 30-0 two weeks ago against nowNo. 18 Iowa. The Scarlet Knights opened the season with a win over Massachusetts.

The Eagles (2-1, 0-1 ACC) started 2-0, with a conference win against Virginia Tech. Things changed last Friday when they were stopped 48-24 by Kansas, a program known as one of the worst Power Five teams.

The Scarlet Knights were 1-11 last season, and coach Chris Ash is 8-30 overall record.

“We’re just trying to get better every day. That’s our focus is just to keep improving,” Ash said. “Our last game out, we didn’t play the way our team is capable of playing and we’re just trying to get back to that, that’s it.”

Despite his team’s deflating loss, Boston College coach Steve Addazio likes the way it regrouped this week.

“I was very, very excited about our team, their mindset, their approach. I thought they came in with the right look, really focused on fixing issues,” said Addazio, who has a 40-39 record in six-plus seasons. “We had a heck of a day (Sunday), took a real step forward, and I’m very, very excited about playing Rutgers, getting on the road, and really just getting back on the field.” The former conference rivals have met 27 times with BC holding a 19-6-1 advantage, winning the last game 21-10 in 2004. Boston College joined the ACC in 2005, while Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014.