Rutgers was on the wrong side of a bowl game shootout at the Arizona Diamondbacks’ home stadium, but when Greg Schiano arrived at his postgame press conference, he made his feelings about his program known with a three-word declaration:

Rutgers football had all the momentum but lost it quickly and never fully recovered in a heartbreaking loss to Kansas State in the Rate Bowl.

K-State allowed Rutgers to gain a whopping 319 yards in the first half and still won the yardage battle 542 to 401 by the end of the fourth quarter. The Wildcats flipped a switch midway through the third quarter and played some excellent football. As for the quote ...