Rutgers defeated Virginia Tech this afternoon behind a second straight career game from Kyle Monangai. The Scarlet Knights back ran for 143 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 16 attempts against the Hokies. He dominated from his first carry, a 19-yard touchdown on Rutgers’ first offensive play.
After receiving the opening kick, it took just two plays for Virginia Tech to turn the ball over, as the inexperience of quarterback Kyron Drones showed, and a mishap on a handoff led to Wesley Bailey recovering an unforced fumble. Just a play later, Monangai ran in the aforementioned touchdown to give Rutgers a 7-0 lead.