PHOENIX — Rutgers was well on its way to an encouraging end to the 2024 season, a win that would not only finish the campaign on a high note but show plenty of promise for the following fall. But the Scarlet Knights will spend the offseason wondering how they let it slip away — and how they can fix a major issue on one side of the ball.

Rutgers pulled off one of the best trick plays we’ve seen this year, and it was so effortlessly simply. Preying on the explosion of the ‘Tush Push’ throughout football, the Scarlet Knights made Kansas State completely fall for a fake — only to haplessly watch as running back Antwan Raymond scored.

SportsLine's model revealed its college football picks for Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Kansas State Wildcats in the Rate Bowl 2024 on Thursday