PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Flip Dixon has been nothing short of sensational for Rutgers football this season since joining out of the transfer portal. The latest evidence of this is an interception in the second quarter as Rutgers battled Virginia Tech.
The diving interception was tremendous body control to get the ball and stay in bounds. It is one of the top plays in college football in what has been a wild and exciting weekend.
Dixon, a transfer portal addition out of Minnesota, had four tackles to go along with his interception. He came into Week 3 with 14 total tackles (five solo) and two passes defended. Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano has praised Dixon for his impact in his first season with the Scarlet Knights.
He had 28 total tackles last year for Minnesota.
Rutgers made the SportsCenter Top 10 in Week 1 for Ian Strong’s acrobatic touchdown catch in the back of the end zone. Dixon is certainly a candidate to make the top 10 list again this week with this turnover:
DIVING INT @RFootball 🤯 pic.twitter.com/F1jJlOrdnS
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 16, 2023
For Dixon, it was his second-career interception.
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Rutgers went into halftime up 21-3 over Virginia Tech.