The ultimate goal for the 2021 season has been achieved — and not in the way that was expected.
Rutgers has accepted an invitation to play in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on New Year’s Eve in Jacksonville. The Scarlet Knights will take on No. 17 Wake Forest after No. 25 Texas A&M was forced to back out after a recent COVID outbreak.
The Gator Bowl is currently scheduled for Friday, December 31 at 11:30 a.m.
This will be the first appearance in a Bowl game for Rutgers since the 2014 Quick Lane Bowl. This was a 40-21 win for the Scarlet Knights over another ACC opponent in North Carolina.