Watch: Gavin Wimsatt completes his career-long pass
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Gavin Wimsatt has led Rutgers to scoring drives on three of their first four possessions in Saturday night’s game against Temple. In the process, the Scarlet Knights’ starting quarterback set a career-best for longest pass.
On second-and-20 from his own nine-yard, Wimsatt completed a deep pass pass to JaQuae Jackson on a go-route. And go he did, running 61 yards to the Temple 30-yard line.
Jai Patel would end the 10-play, 66-yard drive with a 43-yard field goal attempt. Earlier in the game, Patel made a 51-yard field goal, the seventh-longest in program history.
Rutgers landed Jackson, a coveted transfer out from the Division II level, had a quiet debut last week. In the Rutgers win over Temple, Jackson had one catch for four yards.
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In the first half on Saturday night, Jackson was targeted five times. He led all Rutgers receivers with three catches for 77 yards.
Rutgers went into halftime up 13-0 on Temple.
