Rutgers football: Top five players to watch from Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl

On December 28, Rutgers is set to take their third trip to the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. Here are the five players to watch from Miami.

On December 28, the Scarlet Knights are getting set to take their third trip to the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, tying Syracuse for the most appearances since the game started in 2010. Rutgers will mark the ninth different Big Ten team over the last nine bowl appearances, with the conference holding a 7-1 record.

For Rutgers, this will be their twelfth bowl appearance in program history, with an all-time mark of 6-5. The last time the Scarlet Knights appeared in a bowl game was in 2021 when they lost to Wake Forest 38-10 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Rutgers last won a bowl game in 2014.

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Miami will appear in its second Pinstripe Bowl, losing their first appearance in 2018 to Wisconsin, 35-3. Heading into this matchup, ACC opponents have a 1-7 record in this bowl game, with Duke capturing their only conference victory in 2015 against Indiana.

The Hurricanes have appeared in 43 bowl games, recording 19 bowl wins in program history. The last time Miami won a bowl game was in 2016, defeating West Virginia 31-14 in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Below are the five players to watch in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl for the Miami Hurricanes.

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