Yahoo Sports · Dec 24, 2021
Rutgers will replace Texas A&M, play Wake Forest in Gator Bowl
A replacement for Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl has been identified.
With Texas A&M unable to field a team due to COVID-19 cases on its roster, Rutgers will fill in for the Aggies and take on Wake Forest in Jacksonville.
Typically, a team needs to reach six wins in order to go to a bowl game. If there are no available 6-6 teams for an empty bowl slot, the 5-7 teams with the highest Academic Performance Rate (APR) are next in line.
Of the teams with a 5-7 record this season, Rutgers had the highest APR and was the first to receive the invitation to take Texas A&M’s spot. The Scarlet Knights accepted and will now play in a bowl game for the first time since 2014.
Better late than never \ud83d\ude03