The Rutgers Scarlet Knights enter Saturday’s matchup vs. the Michigan Wolverines with injury concerns surrounding their passing game following last week’s loss at Northwestern.

Starting quarterback Dylan Lonergan remains sidelined after leaving the 42-14 defeat in the first quarter. His absence leaves Rutgers preparing for another change under center as it returns to SHI Stadium.

CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz took to his X, formerly Twitter, to provide an update on Rutgers’ quarterback situation Saturday.

Rutgers is set to start AJ Surace at quarterback today against Michigan, sources tell @CBSSports.

Starter Dylan Lonergan is out injured. Surace started last week against Northwestern but was pulled during the second half in favor of sophomore Sean Ashenfelder. Nevertheless, set… pic.twitter.com/dFyLSvTj0f

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) October 31, 2026

AJ Surace will start vs. the Michigan Wolverines despite losing playing time to Sean Ashenfelder last week.

The The Scarlet Knights signal-caller entered in relief of Lonergan at Northwestern after the starter suffered a blow to the head. He completed 7 of 18 passes for 64 yards with an interception before Ashenfelder replaced him midway through the third quarter.

Surace has completed 40 of 71 passes for 539 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions this season. The junior also started at Boston College when Lonergan missed that game because of an injury.

Rutgers also faces uncertainty at wide receiver, where KJ Duff’s potential absence would leave Surace without his leading target. Zenitz additionally addressed Duff’s availability ahead of kickoff.

Rutgers star wide receiver KJ Duff is set to be a game-time decision today against Michigan due to an injury, sources tell @CBSSports.

Some skepticism that he ends up being able to play, per sources, but a final call isn’t expected to be made until pre-game warmups. pic.twitter.com/8dMWb3MaTK

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) October 31, 2026

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Duff remains a game-time decision because of an injury. Sources expressed skepticism that he would play, with Rutgers expected to make a final call during pregame warmups.

The star wideout leads the Scarlet Knights with 45 catches for 774 yards and nine touchdowns through seven games.

Rutgers enters Saturday at 2-5 overall and 1-3 in Big Ten play, while Michigan holds a 4-3 record and an identical conference mark.

Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. ET at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Big Ten Network will televise the game.