Rutgers Wins Tight Papajohns.com Bowl Over NC State

In a game that lived up to the hype, Rutgers beat NC State in a close Papajohns.com Bowl, 29-23.   In a seesaw battle throughout, Rutgers opened the scoring with a touchdown off of a fake field goal run to start out up 6-0 after botching their extra-point attempt. While seemingly in control for a little while after this, the wheels almost fell off for the Scarlet Knights soon after. With NC State scoring 17 points in a row, Rutgers looked as if they were going to be in trouble. After NC State lost their quarterback, though, before the second half began, Rutgers came back, and quickly as well. Throughout the second half of the game, Rutgers controlled the tempo, and even though NC State kept the game close, Rutgers scored when they needed too, and with less than a minute left, they hit a field goal that made the score 29-23. Having to stop a final push from NC State, with almost no time left in the contest, Courtney Greene capped his amazing career as a Scarlet Knight with an ... (link)