{"id":129624,"date":"2024-11-24T18:32:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T11:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129624"},"modified":"2024-11-24T18:32:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T11:32:55","slug":"rutgers-greg-schiano-explains-why-he-took-timeout-in-stunning-last-second-loss-to-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129624","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers\u2019 Greg Schiano explains why he took timeout in stunning last-second loss to Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BZAB6GP35BFJLMQ4NB3W6BONCI\">Illinois lined up for a 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to play in Piscataway, a last-gasp attempt to steal a victory. Rutgers had just retaken the lead with a minute to play, and now the hosts were one play away from ending the Illini\u2019s own attempt at a game-winning drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FGA7SMEGDRGBFCGOFQTQUDLVUU\">The ball was snapped and kicker David Olano\u2019s attempt fell well short, barely reaching the red paint of the end zone. But the Illini were saved by Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano, who took a timeout to ice the kicker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5UXZTRCC7VGWNATVSCKLKV25DM\">When Illinois took the field again, it trotted out its offense. Facing a fourth-and-13, quarterback Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant in the middle of a zone, and the star receiver did the rest, beating multiple Rutgers defenders to score a 40-yard touchdown that sealed a stunning 38-31 victory for the No. 24 Illini.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WKHSH3EYNNEGHEHO65CQ2OO7FQ\">As the stands emptied, the irate fans who stayed were left scratching their head and asking the same question:<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OMFBFG4EDFCQ3AAMU6G6WRVWFE\">Why did Schiano call that timeout?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JIJI3WU4LBBLFGA6XXY6PYHH4U\">\u201cRetrospectively, I wish I hadn\u2019t,\u201d Schiano said after the game. \u201cBut I\u2019ve been doing this a lot of years. Sometimes I do (ice the kicker), sometimes I don\u2019t. We were going to call timeout anyway. Maybe I should have done it before he kicked the ball, so it wouldn\u2019t have told them, \u2018oh, geez, that wind is strong, we can\u2019t make that kick.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"C6OBCELREBCKNAXVCD4F6LYIHE\">Illinois was counting on him making that decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"D2IX4Z5J4NEINM7S7DYNDDI6MM\">Head coach Bret Bielema knew Schiano had multiple timeouts to burn, and after watching him across the field as the Illini set up for the attempt, he knew the Rutgers coach would use them to try and ice the kicker. Bielema said he coaches his field goal operation to attempt the kick in those situations, and when he saw how badly he missed, he knew it was going to be a stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"P5GOZ4Z4LJAGLOXLI7NES6MKHY\">\u201cThat\u2019s when we went with the play,\u201d Bielema said. \u201cThat was a deep dig and they got out-leveraged. A really good play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QMHRJPRIGBA5FONKXPURZYCLA4\">Despite the result, Schiano said he is \u201cnot going to sit here and say I wish I hadn\u2019t (called the timeout) because it didn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"44B6HOK5KFG4JORUXUVTDKXZ54\">\u201cYou do it and win the game, it\u2019s the right call,\u201d Schiano said. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes sports great. People love to talk about and debate, and certainly, it\u2019s worthy of that because it had a part (in the final result). But there was so many things in that game. That game had more twists and turns &#8230; If it worked out, I would sit here and say, \u2018yeah, I\u2019m glad I did.\u2019 I\u2019ve said before, it was a good call because it worked. I\u2019ve stood up here and said it\u2019s a bad call because it didn\u2019t work. That\u2019s the way it goes. You have about 12 seconds to make decisions, and you make them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ORETAT7YYFB2XJRN6SHV6N67JA\">Schiano said he called the timeout in part to \u201cmake sure we went over what we were doing\u201d and \u201cmake sure that our block, everything was sound in case they ran a fake or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"47ITPQOYCRCABCZMXJ3J4HZIUE\">For Schiano, the decision to call the timeout ultimately came down to \u201cfeel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZH5MR63QG5HCXFKRBEVHMSWIVU\">\u201cI never have said, I think you always ice the kicker, nor do I say you never ice the kicker. I think there\u2019s a feel thing involved in that, and you\u2019ve got to go with what you think at the time,\u201d Schiano said. \u201cThe wind had switched during the game, so right at that point, it was teetering back and forth. &#8230; Maybe if I had to second-guess myself, it might be do it before he kicks the ball. There\u2019s no reason I have to let it get that late. &#8230; You\u2019ve got to do what you feel, and sometimes you win, sometimes you don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GTCMS6EHDRAFTH2FMRWKUS4IIQ\">Coming out of it, the Scarlet Knights still had a chance to seal the win, with the Illini facing a fourth-and-13 with 14 seconds to play. They sent a blitz toward Altmyer, who found an open receiver in the Rutgers zone and took it to the end zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"P5GOZ4Z4LJAGLOXLI7NES6MKHY\">\u201cWe came after them and they got the ball off and then a really good player ran through our guys,\u201d Schiano said. \u201cCould we have had more guys? Yeah. That\u2019s another debate you could have. When it works \u2014 and it has before \u2014 you\u2019re great. If you lay back, what are you doing? The No. 1 thing fans like to talk about is the prevent defense right. Again, it\u2019s right when it works and it isn\u2019t when it doesn\u2019t. I\u2019m not going to sit here and tell you that I wish we could do it again because it didn\u2019t work today. But again, you make the decisions with the information at the time. Didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VRCHLMYWEFFRFBSVE6WH6B6DEE\">\u201cI don\u2019t defend, nor do I pat myself on the back when they are good decisions. That\u2019s your job is to make the decisions. You\u2019re a decision-maker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"H3MKOORMDJFANBPQDGSAWVA6RA\">The stunning loss marked a bitter final home game for the Scarlet Knights\u2019 senior class and left Rutgers short of achieving multiple marks. Rutgers has now lost 41 consecutive games against ranked opponents dating back to 2009; have yet to win four Big Ten games in one season; have yet to win three consecutive league games since joining the league; and have guaranteed they will not have their first winning season in the conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VRCHLMYWEFFRFBSVE6WH6B6DEE\">\u201cThe biggest thing I feel pain for is those (senior) guys,\u201d Schiano said. \u201cIt was their last game in that stadium, and they couldn\u2019t leave with a (win). They accomplished a lot, but I really wanted that for them. But we don\u2019t always get what we want in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZC3BL4UXUZFK3JDNT4NXA3BDFQ\"><i>Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. 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