PHILADELPHIA (AP) Shaquan Loyal's 43-yard interception return for a touchdown was the turning point of the game as Rutgers improved to 3-0 with a 16-14 victory over Temple on Saturday and made Greg Schiano the winningest coach in program history.
Previously: Quarterback, Running Backs, Receivers, Offensive Line, Defensive Line, Linebacker We have made it to the end. The Enemy, Ranked 2022 reaches its conclusion today with defensive backs rankings. As I mentioned in the LB post, I'm counting DB-shaped hybrid space players here, so most teams will have five starters listed, whether that's for a HSP or a true nickel. At the end of this piece, I will briefly drop in special teams rankings and then will wrap this whole series up by reviewing what we learned about the opponents on Michigan's 2022 schedule. 12. Hawaii CB CB S S Nickel JoJo Forest Hugh Nelson II Leonard Lee Matagi Thompson Malik Hausman Devyn King Virdel Edwards II Noa Kamana Meki Rei Peter Manuma Hawaii starts at the bottom on all three defensive articles and this one is pretty clear as to why: there are five DB slots and they do not have a single returning starter. Most of these players were not even on the island last season, as the seco
Best of Rutgers: NJ.com writers pick their favorite stories of 2020
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
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Rutgers early signing period analysis: Class of 2021 strengths, weaknesses, immediate-impact players | Hunt
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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The early signing period will end Saturday morning at 12 a.m., leaving just hours for teams to make last effort moves. Staffs are scouring the transfer portal like their jobs depend on it (because they do), taking advantage of these final hours to improve their respective rosters.
Rutgers has thus far signed 22 players to its 2021 class, ranked 41st in the country and 10th in the Big Ten per 247Sports, while Rivals.com has Rutgers’ class ranked 32nd nationally. But that doesn’t tell the story as this is a strong class full of players who should help immediately. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Rutgers gets more help along the defensive line before the period ends. Here are a few observations I’ve made about the early signing period thus far.
The heart of Essex Co. is where to go for D1 players these days. Rutgers surely knows
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
(Clockwise from top-left) Shaquan Loyal of West Side, Al-Shadee Salaam of East Orange, Khayri Banton of West Side and Zaire Angoy of Irvington all are headed to Piscataway next fall.Tom Horak | For NJ Advance Media
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The Rutgers coaching staff under head coach Greg Schiano has definitely committed to casting its recruiting net in Essex County’s most urban communities.
Either that, or someone got a little lazy one day on a drive northbound along the Garden State Parkway from Piscataway.