The Rutgers Scarlet Knights returned home for the first time in nearly a month, squaring off against a hot Michigan Wolverines squad coming off its greatest win in program history the week prior against Maryland. In a game where Rutgers surged ahead on multiple occasions, only to see Michigan claw back, the Knights ultimately made a couple more key plays to pull out an overtime win. Interestingly, the last time the Knights played at home back on March 11th, they defeated the Princeton Tigers, 14-13 in OT.
Make no bones about it, this was a must win for a Rutgers squad coming off two consecutive conference road losses against Ohio State and Johns Hopkins.