Star running back Kyle Monangai will not participate in Thursday’s meeting with Kansas State at Chase Field in Phoenix, head coach Greg Schiano said at Rate Bowl media day Tuesday. The Don Bosco Prep product is the lone opt-out among the senior class, the coach added.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are going to be shorthanded in the Rate Bowl against the Kansas State Wildcats. On Tuesday, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano announced that star running back Kyle Monangai will opt out of the bowl.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano said Tuesday that star running back Kyle Monangai will not play in Thursday’s Rate Bowl against Kansas State. Monangai – along with other players looking to pursue the NFL after this season – had the option to sit out the game to avoid any injury risk that could dent their draft stock.