The win was expected. The margin of victory, for the most part, was expected too, although the Knights didn't quite deliver on the 50-10 win I predicted in yesterday's paper.

The real story here was Tiquan Underwood, who set a school record with 248 receiving yards, and caught two touchdown passes, which went for 65 and 66 yards, respectively. Remarkable, the junior from Lawrenceville was only 42 yards shy of equaling his total from all of last SEASON, when he had 290 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

Talk about bursting onto the scene.

But there was a lot to be happy about and not a lot to be down about overall.

Ray Rice was great, especially early, and finished with 184 yards and three touchdowns. Mike Teel was great too, completing 16 out of 23 passes for a career-high 328 yards.

And the defense, which looked a little suspect in the first quarter when it allowed Buffalo to move the chains before causing them to punt each time, virtually eliminated receiver Namaan Roosevelt and James Starks from the game.

Starks, an All-MAC selection last year, had just 40 yards on 18 carries, and Roosevelt caught just one pass for a loss of two yards.

Tomorrow's Trentonian is loaded with Rutgers stuff, including a game story and Rutgers Replay box from me, and two side bars from Kevin O'Connor.

You can check all that out tomorrow, but I'll leave you with a few quotes I couldn't fit in the paper:

Ray Rice on the atmosphere: "Seeing the sold-out crowd today (which was the third-largest in Rutgers history) was a truly special moment. I remember during my freshman year, the crowd wasn't as large. They were always supportive, but seeing a full house really got us excited. We love our fans, and I'm looking forward to cherishing every moment this season."

Mike Teel on the win: "Today was a good start to our season. We have been working for so long and we looked forward to stepping out on the field today. Our team did some very good things today, but we will continue to work and improve, to keep us strong for the duration of the season. My job is to help this team win games, and I plan on doing the very best I can get us to win."

Greg Schiano on Underwood's touchdowns: "They were great plays. I think he's an exceptional athlete. Not only those plays, but he made some really nice catches too. . . "The way Buffalo played defense it freed up Tiquan. We had some plays called that we thought were going to Kenny but the way they played it, they went to Tiquan. You take what they give you and you don't force it and I thought that was a good thing Mike did."

Buffalo coach Turner Gill on the Rutgers offense: "Coach Schiano and his staff did a great job as far as getting the offense going. They threw the ball deep down the field and I didn't expect them to do that but when you get the running game going, the passing game is going to be established well too. They had a great balance in their offense."

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