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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have never beaten the Ohio State Buckeyes.
In fact, the Buckeyes are not only 9-0 all-time against the Scarlet Knights. But they also have an average margin of victory of 42 points in those contests.
So it was always likely to take something special for Rutgers to pull off the upset against top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday.
Thankfully, head coach Greg Schiano had some tricks up his sleeve.
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Facing a 4th-and-1 at their out 43-yard line and trailing 7-0, the Scarlett Knights lined up for what appeared to be a tush push.
Instead, the ball was snapped through the legs of quarterback Gavin Wimsatt and into the waiting arms of running back Kyle Monangai.
Monangai then sprinted to the edge and down the field 46 yards into the Ohio State red zone.
Sadly, Rutgers was forced to settle for a field goal.
But the Scarlett Knights didn’t drop their heads. Instead, after a late Kyle McCord interception, Rutgers marched right down the field and used a late field goal to take a shocking 9-7 lead into the half.
Could this be the year?