PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After an uneven year in Happy Valley, Penn State is going bowling.

The Nittany Lions defeated Rutgers, 40-36, in a wild shootout to secure their sixth win and earn a bid to a postseason game. They also eliminated Rutgers from bowl contention by handing the Scarlet Knights their seventh loss.

Star junior linebacker Amare Campbell scored the first touchdown of his collegiate career in a big way, scooping up an Athan Kaliakmanis fumble with 7.5 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter for a 61-yard score. Kaliakmanis — excellent for most of the day — saw heavy pressure from Dani Dennis-Sutton and mind-bogglingly dropped the football as he looked to throw.

Dennis-Sutton then secured a sack on Rutgers’ ensuing drive and shot into the backfield on a fourth-down stop, allo

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