At the end of the day of a long courtship, Rutgers said yes. The Scarlet Knights -appear to have clinched an unexpected invitation to the Gator Bowl only nine days out from the game taking place.
An initial report on Wednesday from Brett McMurphy stated that Rutgers turned down an invitation. However, soon after Pete Thamel reported that there was actually interest from RU.
On Wednesday night, several reports surfaced that the Scarlet Knights were on the verge of officially playing Wake Forest (10-3) next Friday, December 31.
The last step appears to be the NCAA Oversight Committee needing to sign off on the matchup on Thursday.