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Brian Fonseca

@briannnnf

Rutgers beat reporter for NJ Advance Media/The Star-Ledger. Long-suffering @SportingCP supporter. Send tips/comments/questions to [email protected].

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KJ Duff is the first Scarlet Knight to record five receptions in the first five games of a season since program great Marco Battaglia in the 1995 season.

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Athan Kaliakmanis has now been sacked five times, including on back-to-back plays on this drive. Rutgers has zero sacks. That might end up being the difference.

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Kaj Sanders gets a big pass break-up on third down, but a holding called on Dariel Djabome negates it and sets Minnesota up in the red zone.

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Rutgers makes up for it by forcing a field goal. Minnesota takes its first lead of the game, 24-21, with 11 seconds left in the third quarter. The Golden Gophers have outscored the Scarlet Knights 24-10 in the past 25 minutes of game time.

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Antwan Raymond is doing his best Kyle Monangai impression, breaking tackles and making big plays. Just converted another third-and-long with a 20-yard rush.

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Antwan Raymond punches it in from four yards out to give Rutgers a 28-24 lead. He has 14 TDs in his past seven games. He is the first Rutgers player with four straight games with multiple rushing touchdowns since JJ Jennings in the 1973 season.

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Huge stop from the Rutgers defense, which saw Bradley Weaver get a sack on first down and Cam Miller get a TFL on third down. Can Athan Kaliakmanis put the dagger in his old team with a long drive?

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Oh my god. Gus Zilinskas snaps the ball between Athan Kaliakmanis' legs, taking Rutgers out of field goal range with 31 seconds to play.

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Dane Pizarro to attempt his first career field goal from 55 yards out with a chance to tie the game at 31 and send it to overtime. No pressure, kid.

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Final: Minnesota 31, Rutgers 28. The Scarlet Knights' postseason hopes are on life support after a second consecutive loss: nj.com/rutgersfootbal…

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The Rutgers defense is broken. Can Greg Schiano fix it with the Scarlet Knights at 0-2 in the Big Ten and the season teetering on the edge of the toilet? If he doesn't, this could get ugly in Piscataway. Column: nj.com/rutgersfootbal…

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I finished every conversation I had with Todderick in a better mood than when we started. He did a great job covering Rutgers football recruiting, but his big laugh and constant smile will be what I remember most about him. May he rest in peace.

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This one was hard to write. I've known Todderick for nearly 20 years, since he was cutting his teeth covering Rutgers recruiting through recent years covering culture and race. He was an incredible guy and a great reporter. I'll miss him a lot. nj.com/sports/2025/09…

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Some Rutgers football thoughts heading into the bye week, including the numbers behind its struggles against the Big Ten's middle tier, the stark contrast between their hot starts and slow finishes, and the defensive deficiencies plaguing them: nj.com/rutgersfootbal…

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One of New Jersey's biggest high school soccer stars grabbed a NJ Advance Media photographer by the throat during an ugly fight following one of the biggest games of the year. Here's more on an unfathomable incident from Matthew Stanmyre and Brandon Gould nj.com/highschoolspor…