After just missing out on a spot in the BCS, RU Football had a chance to go out in style with a win in the Russell Athletic Bowl, the number 2 bowl game for the Big East (a conference which the Scarlet Knights will be leaving as early as 2014). Their opponent was Virginia Tech, who was 6-6 overall in the regular season. 17 seconds into the game, Khaseem Greene recovered a fumble in the end zone for the early score, and it was 7-0 Scarlet Knights. Near the end of the quarter, Nick Borgese added onto the lead with a 36-yarder to make the score 10-0. This was the score until an exciting 4th QTR. VA Tech kicked a 25-yard FG and a 21-yard pass to Corey Fuller to tie the game at 10 apiece. This bowl was destined for overtime. It didn't take long after that as the game quickly ended on a Virginia Tech field goal ended the game and Rutgers' season by the score of 13-10. Gary Nova, the Knights' QB, did not play well under the pressure of the big bowl game. At one point, in fact, he had 5 consecutive incompletions and he didn't score a single touchdown.
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