Nearly a full year later, Rutgers will get its chance at revenge.

The Scarlet Knights (4-4, 1-4) face Illinois (5-3, 2-3) at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday (12 p.m. Eastern, NBC).

It is their first meeting since last November’s thriller in which the Fighting Illini scored the game-winning touchdown in the final minute after an ill-timed timeout from Rutgers coach Greg Schiano.

Can Rutgers avenge the loss against an Illinois team that is falling well short of preseason expectations?

The Rutgers Rant crew is back to give our best guess.

Here are the current standings:

Here’s what the NJ Advance Media crew thinks about this Saturday’s matchup ( Illinois -12.5, O/U 62.5 )

Steve Politi

Prediction: Everything had to go right for the Scarlet Knights to win on the

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