2009 NCAA - Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights will likely be the most different-looking team from year's past than anyone else in the league. Gone is QB Mike Teel, a four-year starter who threw for almost 10,000 yards and 59 touchdowns. Also gone are stud receivers Tiquan Underwood and Kenny Britt. Head coach Greg Schiano realized the offense was in a transition period, and decided to promote two assistants to be co-offensive coordinators. He also stepped back from calling the defense and promoted two more assistants from in-house. The receiving and QB situations are certainly concerning for Schiano, and five starters are gone from a defense that ranked 19th in the country (19 ppg).
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Rutgers does return all five starters on its O-line, and that should be a big strength. And of the six starters who return, there are two up front, two linebackers and two in the secondary. They should be able to adequate train the other five who step in and fill voids, in addition to other youngsters filling out the depth chart on defense. Rutgers won seven straight (including the bowl) after a 1-5 start, and covered the number in each of its last eight regular season games. |
| ASK the bookie - Keep an eye on Schiano. He's no longer working for athletic director Robert Mulcahy, who spearheaded stadium and other expansion for the program and Schiano's monster contract. New AD Tim Pernetti might waver on the committments, and if so, Schiano will have a long laundary list of potential suitors that could potentially wreck the Rutgers season, especially in November. The Scarlet Knights close with five Big East games after a pretty tame non-league schedule. This team could be involved in some volatile line moves. |
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