Forgot Log-in or  Password? |  Help  Not a member, Register Now!
Stream

: vs.

 
vs.
 
Date/Time: Dec. 19, 8 p.m. ET
Site: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Network: ESPN
History: Past History
 
At a Glance
RutgersRutgers Scarlet Knights
Roster | Statistics
Schedule | News		 UCFUCF Knights
Roster | Statistics
Schedule | News
 
J. Darin Darst's Take
If you are a Rutgers fan, you have to love what you see from the freshman combo of Tom Savage and Mohamed Sanu. Rutgers' defense didn't look to shabby either. You better believe Greg Schiano will be showing that video to recruits when he's making his way up and down the state of Florida over the next month.
 
Game Recap
With versatile freshman Mohamed Sanu doing a little bit of everything, Rutgers extended its string of postseason success with a 45-24 rout of Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl. The multi-threat receiver ran for two touchdowns out of the wildcat formation and also scored on an 11-yard reception from Tom Savage, another true freshman who threw for a career-best 294 yards Saturday night. Full story
 
Team Reports
  • Rutgers: Rutgers is not yet at a stage where it gets blase over second-tier bowl games. It might be getting close. The St. Petersburg Bowl wouldn't have been the Scarlet Knights' first pick of destinations a month ago, but most fans would have taken that and been grateful following the season-opening loss to Cincinnati. More

  • UCF: This is the third bowl appearance in the past five seasons for UCF. The Knights (8-4) won their last six C-USA games to finish the regular season, and their only loss since Oct. 17 was at No. 2 Texas on Nov. 7. Their last bowl appearance was a 10-3 defeat to Mississippi State in the 2007 Liberty Bowl. More
    -- Copyright (C) 2009 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved.
    		•  
     
    Photo Gallery
    Greg Schiano gets doused from the water cooler after Rutgers defeats UCF at the St. Petersburg Bowl. (AP)
     
     
     
    Expert Picks
    Darst Dodd Harmon Horowitz J.R.
    UCF UCF Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers
    Complete bowl predictions
     
    Quotable
    "That's four straight bowl wins, five straight bowls. You need to be consistent before you can be great. We're going to be great someday -- someday soon."
          -- Rutgers coach Greg Schiano

    "It was real frustrating. We wanted to open the running game up and things just didn't go our way. Just couldn't get it done.
          -- UCF running back Brynn Harvey
     

    CBSSports.com Shop

    Nike Alabama Crimson Tide 2011 BCS National Champions Locker Room T-Shirt

    Alabama Crimson Tide 2012 BCS National Champs
    Get the Gear Shop now

    Shop Fan Gear