Athan Kaliakmanis was marshaling the Rutgers offense toward the Gophers’ student section in the fourth quarter of the Sept. 27 game at Huntington Bank Stadium.

In his return to Minnesota, the former Gophers quarterback had the Knights pointed toward the same group of fans he taunted after throwing a second-quarter touchdown pass.

A perfect scene for revenge was set.

Facing a second and 10 from Minnesota’s 26, fans at Huntington Bank Stadium got louder. Amid the din, Kaliakmanis tried to change the play at the line of scrimmage. Not everyone got the memo.

The center snapped the ball to an unsuspecting Kaliakmanis. It went between his legs, and the senior scrambled to recover it for a 15-yard loss. With field position ruined, a 56-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left sailed wide

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