Rutgers accepts invite as replacement team for Gator Bowl, to play Wake Forest, sources say

Rutgers will replace Texas A&M as the opponent for Wake Forest in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Rutgers posted a video to Twitter on Thursday saying the Scarlet Knights were "going BOWLING" without specifying the Gator Bowl, which is scheduled for Dec. 31 in Jacksonville, Florida.

"Better late than never," the university said in its post.

Earlier Thursday, the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee decided that the previous guidelines for selecting 5-7 teams to fill bowl openings would remain, with the highest multiyear Academic Progress Rate being the greatest determining factor.

That meant Rutgers had the first opportunity among the 5-7 teams eligible…