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.

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,

Athan Kaliakmanis threw three touchdowns against his former team, including a go-ahead 4-yard score to Ian Strong with 7:41 remaining in the fourth quarter, in Rutgers' 26-19 home victory over

Rutgers snapped a four-game losing streak and ended the Gophers’ four-game winning streak that had made them bowl eligible and was their longest in conference play in three years.