Kaliakmanis passes for 252 yards and two TDs in Rutgers’ 34-31 win over Ohio

PISCATAWAY N J AP Athan Kaliakmanis passed for yards and two touchdowns as Rutgers held on to defeat Ohio - on Thursday in the season-opener for both teams Jai Patel kicked a -yard field goal with to play snapping a - tie Ohio quarterback Parker Navarro passed for yards and three TDs and ran for yards and a total The Bobcats scored two third-quarter touchdowns to draw even at The takeaway Navarro a grad candidate in his second year as the Bobcats starting QB has emerged as one of the top dual-threats in the country He has escape-ability makes good decisions on when to keep it or throw and is has a deep set of receivers He threw to eight different receivers against Rutgers Key play Kaliakmanis hit DT Sheffield for a -yard pass on fourth down that kept the Rutgers drive alive with to play to seal it The Scarlet Knights converted all five of their fourth-down attempts Transfers make an impact Rutgers coach Greg Schiano brought in a program-high transfers and three of them paid immediate dividends Running back CJ Campbell Jr FAU ran for yards wide receiver Sheffield North Texas caught four passes for yards and a TD and DB Cam Miller Penn State had three solo tackles and recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown Up Next Rutgers hosts Miami Ohio its second straight MAC opponent on Sept Ohio hosts West Virginia its second straight Power squad on Sept Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source