Rutgers will still play in Eugene Omoruyi’s backyard this coming season.

It just won’t be against the opponent it expected.

The Scarlet Knights remain committed to play a November non-conference game in Canada, but South Carolina is expected to drop out of the contest sponsored by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, a person with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media.

Rutgers signed a contract to play the Gamecocks on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - an agreement first reported by NJ Advance Media - but the SEC team apparently had a change of plans. The Scarlet Knights’ new opponent is not yet known, but The Bona Blog reported Saturday that St. Bonaventure could be the replacement team. A source confirmed to NJ Advance Media the Bonnies have been mentioned as a potential fill-in.

South Carolina coach Frank Martin indicated earlier this week the Gamecocks were working through a potential schedule change. “There’s a hiccup on a game there that I can’t speak about, that I don’t know (if) it’s going to happen,” he told The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina.

No matter Rutgers’ opponent, the game is scheduled to be played the same day as the Scarlet Knights football team’s home game against Ohio State. It will be a homecoming for Omoruyi, a senior forward who played at Orangeville Prep in Rexdale, Ontario, which is about two hours outside Toronto.

The Hall of Fame will host and operate what Rutgers’ contract calls an “event” with the arena. Rutgers is expected to be one of six teams scheduled to play in a triple-header. Rutgers will be paid $75,000 to play in the game and receive 75 complementary tickets in premium seating, according to the contract. If Rutgers were to back out of the game or be unable to play, it would receive a $100,000 penalty. It is not immediately known if South Carolina signed its own deal.

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