There are many things Kansas State Wildcats coach Chris Klieman is excited about in bowl game against Rutgers. One is the opportunity for running back DJ Giddens to play past the regular season again.

The Rate Bowl will see the Kansas State Wildcats entering a showdown against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Thursday, December 26, 2024. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.The Wildcats played the

The Rate Bowl could offer valuable chances to several young Rutgers football players hoping to make an impression heading into the offseason and 2025.

There is nothing more nostalgic for a Kansas State football fan than watching the Wildcats play a bowl game in Arizona. K-State is heading back to the Grand Canyon State to take on Rutgers in the Rate Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix on Dec.

Rutgers knows its postseason opponent but not necessarily its roster just yet. Like most teams in the new era of college football, Rutgers will be sorting out who will be suiting up for its showdown against Kansas State in the Rate Bowl.

Rutgers and Kansas State have played just once previously, and that also came in a bowl game: The Texas Bowl back in 2006, which the Scarlet Knights won to cap off an 11-2 season, the best in program history.

Rutgers is set to take on Kansas State in the Rate Bowl on Dec. 26 in Phoenix. Both sides will get a chance to play one final game and earn a victory during bowl season. For Rutgers, this would be its second straight win in the postseason.

It’s the second-straight bowl appearance for the Scarlet Knights, who earned bowl eligibility after going 7-5 during the regular season in their best campaign in a decade. Here are three things to know about Kansas State:Start the day smarter.

That's something that we pride ourselves on but I know Rutgers does as well.”Jayden Armant is a journalism school graduate of Howard University and a contributor to Kansas State Wildcats on SI.This article was originally published on as How To Watch Kansas State-Rutgers Rate Bowl,