Freshman running back torches Scarlet Knights for 180 yards, 2 TDs
BY MIKE VORKUNOV
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Pittsburgh cornerback Jovani Chappel walked off the field, still incredulous.
"That ball hit me dead in the stomach," Chappel said to a teammate.
On the second play of Rutgers' final drive Chappel jumped a pass from Tom Savage but dropped what looked to be an easy interception and touchdown.
It was the last of many gifts the visitors gave to Rutgers. But on the deciding play, it was the Scarlet Knights who gave one right back.
Barely inches after converting a fourth and six on the potential game-tying drive, with just over a minute remaining, Chappel stripped Mohamed Sanu, causing a fumble.
"I caught the ball and I was bringing it, and as I was bringing it in and tucking it, he put his hand in there and punched it out," Sanu said of the play.
