Rutgers moving Army game to the Meadowlands would millions

Rutgers is in line for a big payday — possibly as much as $2.7 million, most of which will be clear profit — if negotiations to move next year’s home football game against Army to the new Meadowlands stadium are successful. Head coach Greg Schiano acknowledged Wednesday following practice that the school has “had discussions” with the New Meadowlands Stadium Corp. (NMSC) to make next year’s scheduled home game against Army the first college game at the new facility. The possibility that Rutgers was seeking to move the game to the new Meadowlands stadium was first reported by The Record. According to Rutgers officials, the school projects a profit of $1.5 million per home game in newly expanded Rutgers Stadium, which will have a capacity of 52,454 once the $102 million construction project is completed in time for the Sept. 7 opener against Cincinnati. – Newark Star-Ledger