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Greg Schiano ripped on social media for decision that led to Illinois’ last-second victory

Sydney Hunte

By Sydney Hunte

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Greg Schiano is taking massive heat on social media after a major late-game decision went against Rutgers in a dramatic 38-31 loss to Illinois on Saturday.

The Illini, who improved to 8-3 with the win, trailed 31-30 with 14 seconds to go with the ball at the Scarlet Knights’ 40-yard line. Bret Bielema originally called for his field goal unit to come out before Schiano called time out in an attempt to ice Illini kicker David Olano.

During the time out, though, Bielema had second thoughts and sent his offense back on the field with a chance to potentially win the game. Luke Altmeyer’s pass found Pat Bryant, who evaded tacklers to get into the end zone to give the Illini a 36-31 lead with 4 seconds left.

Here’s video of how it happened:

https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/1860429357472260399

Saturday’s victory meant the Illini matched the most games they’ve won in the Bielema era. A win against Northwestern or in a bowl would give the program nine wins for the first time since 2007.

Meanwhile, it was a demoralizing loss for the Scarlet Knights, who dropped to 6-5 in their final home game of the regular season. And Schiano, at the helm of the Rutgers program for his second stint, received plenty of blowback on social media, as you can see below:

https://twitter.com/mrussauthentic/status/1860429461809713502

 

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.

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