Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis led Rutgers (5-4, 2-4) to a win over Maryland (4-5, 1-5) on Saturday that clinched a second straight bowl bid for the Scarlet Knights.

What little margin for error the fading Maryland football team had remaining in its quest for bowl eligibility vanished during a 31-17 loss to visiting Rutgers on Saturday night after the Terrapins wilted down the stretch, adding more misery to a season on the verge of becoming unsalvageable.

Rutgers' second rebuild under coach Greg Schiano could take a big step on Saturday when the Scarlet Knights visit Maryland in College Park, Md. A win over the Terrapins (4-5,