Athan Kaliakmanis hit Ian Strong on a go-ahead 4-yard pass for his third touchdown and Rutgers defense made two game-changing plays in the final nine minutes as the Scarlet Knights stunned red-hot Minnesota 26-19 on Saturday.

Minnesota will try to post its first five-game winning streak since 2019 when it faces Rutgers at SHI Stadium Saturday.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock at SHI Stadium, soon after he rose out of the victory formation against Minnesota, Athan Kaliakmanis was surrounded on all sides. They flocked toward the Rutgers quarterback from all over the field,

Rutger's defense played today at a level that we haven’t seen since the beginning of October in the Nebraska game. For the first time since that game, there was significant pressure on the quarterback and the opposing running game was kept in check.