Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis led Rutgers (5-4, 2-4) to a win over Maryland (4-5, 1-5) on Saturday that clinched a second straight bowl bid for the Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers football earned bowl eligibility for a second-straight season with an all-around strong showing in a win over Maryland on the road.

The Maryland Terrapins (4-5) play a conference opponent when they host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at SECU Stadium in a Big Ten clash. The contest will air on

Take a bow, Rutgers. When the doubts poured in, the Scarlet Knights doubled down on their belief this team had too much to accomplish to pack things in. They withstood a four-game losing streak, injuries that continually piled up and stretches where their identity came into question.

Saturday, 6 p.m. EST (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Maryland by 5 1/2. Series History: Maryland leads 12-7. What’s at stake? Both teams are scrambling to become bowl eligible. Rutgers is one victory away from win No.

Rutgers will be back in the postseason and has two games to improve where it ends up playing its bowl game. A midseason, four-game losing streak shifted expectations some, but the Scarlet Knights can successful cross off a preseason goal after clinching their sixth win and achieving bowl eligibility in the process Saturday when Rutgers defeated Maryland,

There wasn’t much time for Joe Harasymiak to rest during Rutgers football’s bye week. The Scarlet Knights’ defensive coordinator went to work breaking down the unit and rebuilding it, looking for ways to improve a defense that had struggled to find any consistency for four consecutive games amid a mountain of injuries.