If quarterback Luke Altmyer doesn't stand in the pocket with a rush coming at him and fire an accurate pass – knowing he's about to get hit – to Pat Bryant on a dig route just beyond the sticks, Illinois loses at Rutgers right there.

Rutgers was one play away from one of its biggest wins in a long time. The Scarlet Knights led No. 24 Illinois 31-29 with 14 seconds to play in Piscataway on Saturday. The Illini faced a fourth-and-13 from the Rutgers 40-yard line,

It was a wild, momentum-shifting game but No. 24 Illinois ultimately escaped with a 36-31 victory over Rutgers football.

The Illini (8-3, 5-3) flew over 800 miles to take on the Scarlet Knights (6-5, 3-5) for one of their final games of the season. In their first road matchup in nearly a month, the Illini endured a whirlwind of trials and tribulations but ultimately stayed resilient.

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Rutgers Scarlet Knights take on the Illinois Illini on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Rutgers' football players did everything they could to take down No. 24 Illinois. Then a brutal Greg Schiano decision made it all for naught.

If the Rutgers football program ever gets to where head coach Greg Schiano has long insisted it’s going, the 2024 campaign will ultimately not be a signature season. An opportunity