Rutgers was on the wrong side of a bowl game shootout at the Arizona Diamondbacks’ home stadium, but when Greg Schiano arrived at his postgame press conference, he made his feelings about his program known with a three-word declaration: “We’ll be back,

K-State allowed Rutgers to gain a whopping 319 yards in the first half and still won the yardage battle 542 to 401 by the end of the fourth quarter. The Wildcats flipped a switch midway through the third quarter and played some excellent football. As for the quote ...

Dylan Edwards ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns and added a third score receiving as Kansas State defeated Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Thursday. The

Rutgers went from running all over the field to running into a brick wall. The Scarlet Knights had completely different halves offensively during Thursday’s 44-41 loss to Kansas State in the Rate Bowl at Chase Field,

In addition to the matchup of K-State's offense against Rutgers' defense favoring the Wildcats, the battle on the other side of the ball is also favorable for Klieman's squad. Kansas State ranks No. 17 nationally in defensive success rate and limits opponents to only 21.9 points a contest.

Rutgers faces Kansas State in the Rate Bowl. It won’t have star running back Kyle Monangai, who has opted out of the game.

An offense that was humming along under first-year coordinator Conor Riley ran out of gas. That is a big reason why K-State fell out of playoff contention and is now preparing to play Rutgers in the Rate Bowl at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at Chase Field in Phoenix.

The Kansas State Wildcats (9-4) had a 44-41 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Rate Bowl at the Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field on Thursday.

Rutgers football's defense clearly has questions to answer but its offense showed signs of growth and promise.