Here’s why Rutgers turned to Gavin Wimsatt in Illinois win – NJ.com

Greg Schiano

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano listens to the team doctor as quarterback Noah Vedral returns to play, during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) APCharles Rex Arbogast | AP Photo

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The news coming out of Greg Schiano’s press conference following Rutgers’ wild 20-14 win over Illinois was that the Scarlet Knights coach planned to send in Gavin Wimsatt for his collegiate debut all along.

But late in the third quarter … in a hostile road environment … with Rutgers trailing by four points … and facing a fourth-and-5?