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Rutgers gets first Big Ten victory with 20-14 triumph against Illinois

The path to Rutgers’ first Big Ten victory of the season is one you might have expected — unorthodox.

Rutgers had three quarterbacks make an impact on what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter. The Scarlet Knights got the ball back trailing 14-10 with 4:20 left in the third quarter. On a third-and-nine from its own 13-yard line, Noah Vedral hit Johnny Langan for a 27-yard connection to keep the drive alive.

Exactly eight plays later, Gavin Wimsatt made his Rutgers debut and did it in a big way. Wimsatt completed a 13-yard pass to Bo Melton on fourth-and-five.