It looked like this one could be different.

When Rutgers scored effortlessly on its opening drive.

When it answered each Penn State score with its own, trading blows in a game that saw five lead changes and three ties.

When the best players of the best offense the Scarlet Knights have had in the Big Ten era made play after play, from quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis and running back Antwan Raymond to wide receiver KJ Duff and tight end Kenny Fletcher.

But in a game where its historically-bad defense got gashed by the Nittany Lions rush attack, it was an unthinkable offensive blunder that closed the door on the upset and led to devastating 40-36 loss for the Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers was in position to earn its biggest win of the Big Ten era, moving the ball at will and holding a 36-33 lea

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