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Rutgers Will Give Students $100,000 If Team Scores on Season's Opening Kickoff

The weight of Rutgers' student body is now resting heavily on Janarion Grant's shoulders.

If the junior kick returner takes one back to the house in the Scarlet Knights' season-opening kickoff against Norfolk State on September 5, the school will pay 100 lucky students $1,000 each.

For the non-math wizards, that's $100,000.

According to the team, every Rutgers student who sits in the student section will automatically have a chance to win. This is a pretty smart way to get kids in the seats, but Grant did score on a 100-yard return in RU's home-opener two years ago.