PISCATAWAY – The exorcism was just about complete for Rutgers football. The Scarlet Knights had a foot on the throat of the sorriest version of Penn State anyone could remember. They had the lead, the ball, and were gashing the Nittany Lions like a pack of wild dogs carving up a Thanksgiving turkey.

The crowd was frenzied in anticipation of the program’s first Big Ten victory over their hated rival – and a bowl bid to boot.

All Rutgers has to do was keep plunging the dagger.

Instead, the Scarlet Knights fell on it.

In the most inexplicable turn of events imaginable, Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis fumbled and Penn State returned it 61 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Final score: Penn State 40, Rutgers 36.

And so the sixth season of Greg Schiano’s second tour at Rutger

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