Kyle Monangai rushes for 165 yards as Rutgers routs Howard

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Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries as the Scarlet Knights wore down the visiting Howard Bison 44-7 on Thursday night in the season opener for each team in Piscataway, N.J.

Monangai, who led the Big Ten in rushing last season with 1,262 yards, scored from 7 yards out with 8:06 left in the third quarter to give Rutgers so