Ambrosio rallies Rutgers past Maryland 27-24 in overtime

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- , Rutgers followed a difficult week with a miserable first half, then rallied together to pull out a victory that had them shouting and dancing with delight. Valentino Ambrosio kicked the tying field goal at the end of regulation and accounted for the only points in overtime, drilling a 42-yarder to carry Rutgers past error-prone Maryland 27-24 Saturday. Bo Melton scored two touchdowns for the Scarlet Knights (3-5, 3-5 Big Ten). Rutgers was blanked in the first half and trailed twice in the fourth quarter before coming back to force overtime. After Ambrosio opened the extra session with a field goal, Maryland's Joseph Petrino misfired on a 50-yard attempt . Immediately after the kick sailed wide left, the Scarlet Knights collectively stormed the field to celebrate. “When we started this week, this was a really fatigued team.