The Philadelphia Eagles have been so succesful with the Tush Push play that all other football teams would be remiss if they didn't try to copy it in short-yardarge situations. It's the type of brute force Rutgers coach Greg Schiano appreciates, so it was no surprise to see the Scarlet Knights lineup in the rear-end-pushing formation in the Rate Bowl Thursday night against Kansas State. But they had something special up their sleeves and ran it to perfection when quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis took the snap and did a Statue of Liberty-like handoff behind his back instead of plunging into the line.
The Wildcats defense was fooled by this sorcery and allowed Antwan Raymond to scamper in for a one-yard score that gave Rutgers a 41-29 lead early in the fourth quarter.
