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,

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

Johnson threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns on 15-of-30 passing in the Rate Bowl, adding 57 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. The touchdown pass to Jackson in the fourth quarter was his 25th of the season, breaking the school record shared by Ell Roberson and Will Howard.