R! U! A Rutgers NCAA '09 Dynasty

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Around the NCAA Update:

We're twelve weeks in, and things couldn't be more exciting.

Auburn, Alabama, and Colorado top the BCS rankings, but the teams next two games are huge.

First of all, guess where Auburn heads next week? If you guessed Alabama, you are right! The #1 and #2 teams will face off in order to show who really is the king of college football.

Colorado is definitely excited about that, because they play the 5-5 Nebraska and then the 3-7 Tulsa to finish out their season. Those should be easy wins, and they should be the only undefeated team left at the end of the year. This is going to be very exciting.

Top 25

#1. Auburn (10-0)
#2. Alabama (10-0)
#3. Colorado (10-0)
#4. Oklahoma (9-1)
#5. USC (9-1)
#6. Texas (9-1)
#7. Miami (9-1)
#8. Arizona St. (9-1)
#9. Pittsburgh (8-1)
#10. Notre Dame (9-1)
#11. South Carolina (8-2)
#12. West Virginia (9-1)
#13. Oregon St. (8-2)
#14. Tennessee (7-3)
#15. Florida (8-3)
#16. BYU (9-1)
#17. Ohio St. (7-3)
#18. Georgia (7-3)
#19. Penn St. (9-2)
#20. Missouri (7-3)
#21. USF (8-2)
#22. Clemson (8-2)
#23. Texas Tech (8-3)
#24. Minnesota (9-2)
#25. UCF (10-1)

Race for the Heisman Trophy:

RB Jermie Calhoun. JR. Oklahoma

1125 yards. 7.6 YPC. 13 TD's.

QB Sherrod Harris. SR(RS). Texas

2871 yards. 32 TD's. 7 INT's.

QB Stefan Loucks. JR(RS). Texas Tech
3964yards. 41 TD's. 14 INT's.

QB Jacob Bower. SR(RS). Tulsa

3220 yards. 40 TD's. 3 INT's.

WR Scotty McKnight. SR(RS). Colorado

82 rec. 1092 yards. 12 TD's.

Award Semi-Finalists

Our DE, Jonathan Freeney, is currently 8th chasing the Lombardi award. He has 53 tackles and 6 sacks on the year.

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2010 Week Thirteen:

Recruiting:

We got a soft commitment! QB Matt Carpenter, a 4* prospect out of CA has verbally committed to Rutgers.

P Baker has hard committed to Maryland, and QB Sapp soft-committed to Tennessee.

We set up a visit for OLB Jacobs for this week as well.

Hopefully we'll start to get some commitments soon.

WEEK THIRTEEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Removed From Board
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Matt Carpenter, CA: **** (#4)
Patrick Sapp, LA: **** (#9)
(JUCO) Leon Marshall, MD: * (#137)

Running Backs:

Derek Tate, PA: *** (#32)

Fullbacks:

Drew Capps, NY: *** (#1)
Tyler Lacey, TN: *** (#3)
Jeff Bradley, NJ: * (#41)

Tight Ends:

Trey Cooper, VA: *** (#16)
Jamaal Taylor, MA: ** (#47)
Quinton O'Brien, SC: ** (#71)
Richard Pittman, NJ: * (#92)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

(JUCO) Keith Brown, PA: **** (#8)
Josh Yancey, NJ: *** (#29)

Guards:

Rob Clement, MS: **** (#4)

Centers:

Steve Coley, PA: **** (#3)
Travis Ware, WI: *** (#14)
Ian Matthews, ND: * (#91)

Defensive Ends:

Dusty Williams, NJ: *** (#55)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Middle Linebackers:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Sean Johnson, RI: **** (#9)
Mitchel Jacobs, NY: **** (#15)

Cornerbacks:

Matt Edwards, NJ: **** (#3)
Russell Mason, FL: **** (#8)

Free Safeties:

Quinton McNair, NY: **** (#12)
Jason Riley, NJ: **** (#17)

Strong Safeties:

Kenyard Wyatt, IL: **** (#3)

Kickers:

Rudy Hargrove, MS: ** (#4)
Sean Peterson, AL: *** (#1)
Collin Baker, GA: * (#17)

Punters:

A.J. Baker, NJ: *** (#1)

Athletes:

Trey Archie, SC: **** (#13)
(JUCO) Chris Scott, OK: **** (#11)
James Hall, NJ: * (#99)


Game:

Army (4-5) at Rutgers (5-5)

Excellent game. We pull out the victory with a very strong offensive and defensive attack. To start, on defense we had 8 sacks, with 3 from our DE Silvestro.

Jefferson threw for 198 yards and 4 TD's. Mason Robinson has three total TD's, two on the ground and one through the air. He ran for 168 yards.

WR Stroud had 7 receptions for 87 yards and 2 TD's.

Final Score: Rutgers 43, Army 21

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SPECIAL REPORT

I'll try and do these when a really important game is going on around the league.

As I said in my "Around the NCAA" update, #1 Auburn and #2 Alabama are playing this week in Alabama.

To top it all off, this is a big rivalry game known as "The Iron Bowl."

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This one wasn't even close. Alabama took an early lead and never let up.

Final Score: Alabama 45, Auburn 13

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2010 Week Fourteen:

Recruiting:

We open up the recruiting week finding out that QB Marcus Carpenter, the 4* from CA has committed to us! Welcome, Marcus!

We lost OLB Johnson (4*) to Texas, and G Clement (4*) to Florida St.

With Carpenter coming in from CA, we added a few recruits from the state hoping that it could become a pipeline state for us in the future.

WEEK FOURTEEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Removed From Board
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Matt Carpenter, CA: **** (#4)
Patrick Sapp, LA: **** (#9)
(JUCO) Leon Marshall, MD: * (#137)

Running Backs:

Derek Tate, PA: *** (#32)
Jason Babcock, GA: **** (#27)

Fullbacks:

Drew Capps, NY: *** (#1)
Tyler Lacey, TN: *** (#3)
Jeff Bradley, NJ: * (#41)
Derek Martinez, CA: * (#60)
(JUCO) Alan Robinson, CA: * (#64)

Tight Ends:

Trey Cooper, VA: *** (#16)
Jamaal Taylor, MA: ** (#47)
Quinton O'Brien, SC: ** (#71)
Richard Pittman, NJ: * (#92)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

(JUCO) Keith Brown, PA: **** (#8)
Josh Yancey, NJ: *** (#29)

Guards:

Rob Clement, MS: **** (#4)
Lee Blalock, NJ: ** (#93)

Centers:

Steve Coley, PA: **** (#3)
Travis Ware, WI: *** (#14)
Ian Matthews, ND: * (#91)

Defensive Ends:

Dusty Williams, NJ: *** (#55)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Middle Linebackers:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Sean Johnson, RI: **** (#9)
Mitchel Jacobs, NY: **** (#15)

Cornerbacks:

Matt Edwards, NJ: **** (#3)
Russell Mason, FL: **** (#8)

Free Safeties:

Quinton McNair, NY: **** (#12)
Jason Riley, NJ: **** (#17)

Strong Safeties:

Kenyard Wyatt, IL: **** (#3)

Kickers:

Rudy Hargrove, MS: ** (#4)
Sean Peterson, AL: *** (#1)
Collin Baker, GA: * (#17)

Punters:

A.J. Baker, NJ: *** (#1)

Athletes:

Trey Archie, SC: **** (#13)
(JUCO) Chris Scott, OK: **** (#11)
James Hall, NJ: * (#99)


Game:

Rutgers (6-5) at Louisville (4-7)

Final game of the regular season.

We were down 15-13 at the start of the 4th, but scored a TD to go ahead and it stayed that way.

Jefferson wasn't great, going 17 of 27 with 2 TD's and 2 INT's. Running game never got going, but we played well on defense.

Freeney picked up 2 sacks, looking for the Lombardi award. FR(RS) Page picked up another sack as well.

Final Score: Rutgers 20, Louisville 15

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2010 Week Fifteen:

Recruiting:

Quite a bit of movement this week. We get a soft commit but no hard commitments this week.

WEEK FIFTEEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Removed From Board
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Matt Carpenter, CA: **** (#4)
Patrick Sapp, LA: **** (#9)
(JUCO) Leon Marshall, MD: * (#137)

Running Backs:

Derek Tate, PA: *** (#32)
Jason Babcock, GA: **** (#27)

Fullbacks:

Drew Capps, NY: *** (#1)
Tyler Lacey, TN: *** (#3)
Jeff Bradley, NJ: * (#41)
Derek Martinez, CA: * (#60)
(JUCO) Alan Robinson, CA: * (#64)

Tight Ends:

Trey Cooper, VA: *** (#16)
Jamaal Taylor, MA: ** (#47)
Quinton O'Brien, SC: ** (#71)
Richard Pittman, NJ: * (#92)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

(JUCO) Keith Brown, PA: **** (#8)
Josh Yancey, NJ: *** (#29)

Guards:

Rob Clement, MS: **** (#4)
Lee Blalock, NJ: ** (#93)

Centers:

Steve Coley, PA: **** (#3)
Travis Ware, WI: *** (#14)
Ian Matthews, ND: * (#91)

Defensive Ends:

Dusty Williams, NJ: *** (#55)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Middle Linebackers:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Sean Johnson, RI: **** (#9)
Mitchel Jacobs, NY: **** (#15)

Cornerbacks:

Matt Edwards, NJ: **** (#3)
Russell Mason, FL: **** (#8)

Free Safeties:

Quinton McNair, NY: **** (#12)
Jason Riley, NJ: **** (#17)

Strong Safeties:

Kenyard Wyatt, IL: **** (#3)

Kickers:

Rudy Hargrove, MS: ** (#4)
Sean Peterson, AL: *** (#1)
Collin Baker, GA: * (#17)

Punters:

A.J. Baker, NJ: *** (#1)

Athletes:

Trey Archie, SC: **** (#13)
(JUCO) Chris Scott, OK: **** (#11)
James Hall, NJ: * (#99)


Game:

BYE

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2010 Conference Championship Week:

Recruiting:

Only one soft commitment, RB Tate. And it wasn't to us. Shit.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Removed From Board
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Matt Carpenter, CA: **** (#4)
Patrick Sapp, LA: **** (#9)
(JUCO) Leon Marshall, MD: * (#137)

Running Backs:

Derek Tate, PA: *** (#32)
Jason Babcock, GA: **** (#27)

Fullbacks:

Drew Capps, NY: *** (#1)
Tyler Lacey, TN: *** (#3)
Jeff Bradley, NJ: * (#41)
Derek Martinez, CA: * (#60)
(JUCO) Alan Robinson, CA: * (#64)

Tight Ends:

Trey Cooper, VA: *** (#16)
Jamaal Taylor, MA: ** (#47)
Quinton O'Brien, SC: ** (#71)
Richard Pittman, NJ: * (#92)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

(JUCO) Keith Brown, PA: **** (#8)
Josh Yancey, NJ: *** (#29)

Guards:

Rob Clement, MS: **** (#4)
Lee Blalock, NJ: ** (#93)

Centers:

Steve Coley, PA: **** (#3)
Travis Ware, WI: *** (#14)
Ian Matthews, ND: * (#91)

Defensive Ends:

Dusty Williams, NJ: *** (#55)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Middle Linebackers:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Sean Johnson, RI: **** (#9)
Mitchel Jacobs, NY: **** (#15)

Cornerbacks:

Matt Edwards, NJ: **** (#3)
Russell Mason, FL: **** (#8)

Free Safeties:

Quinton McNair, NY: **** (#12)
Jason Riley, NJ: **** (#17)

Strong Safeties:

Kenyard Wyatt, IL: **** (#3)

Kickers:

Rudy Hargrove, MS: ** (#4)
Sean Peterson, AL: *** (#1)
Collin Baker, GA: * (#17)

Punters:

A.J. Baker, NJ: *** (#1)

Athletes:

Trey Archie, SC: **** (#13)
(JUCO) Chris Scott, OK: **** (#11)
James Hall, NJ: * (#99)

Conference Championships:

ACC

Clemson 42 at #16 Miami 28

SEC

#11 South Carolina 45 at #1 Alabama 28

C-USA

Tulsa 31 at #23 UCF 42

Big 12

#4 Texas 45 at #2 Colorado 24

MAC

Central Michigan 7 at Miami University 31

Wow. What a week. Both the #1 and #2 go down BIG. Who replaces them? On top of that, Miami gets upset by the unranked (but still great) Clemson. Amazing week. Top 25 and Heisman winner to come.

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Bowl Invitation:

Rutgers has been invited to play in the Champs Sports Bowl on 12/28/10 in Orlando, FL! We will be playing the 7-5 Michigan State Spartans.

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2010 HEISMAN TROPHY AWARD

QB SHERROD HARRIS - TEXAS
292-404, 3825 yards. 115 carries, 575 yards. 46 Total TD's.

PRE-BOWL RANKINGS

#1. Texas (12-1)
#2. Oklahoma (11-1)
#3. Auburn (11-1)
#4. West Virginia (11-1)
#5. Alabama (12-1)
#6. Colorado (12-1)
#7. South Carolina (11-2)
#8. Notre Dame (11-1)
#9. Arizona St. (11-1)
#10. USC (10-2)
#11. Oregon St. (10-2)
#12. Florida (9-3)
#13. Tennessee (9-3)
#14. BYU (11-1)
#15. Ohio St. (8-3)
#16. Pittsburgh (10-2)
#17. Penn St. (10-2)
#18. Georgia (9-3)
#19. Missouri (9-3)
#20. USF (10-2)
#21. UCF (12-1)
#22. Minnesota (10-2)
#23. Miami (10-3)
#24. Clemson (10-3)
#25. Virginia (8-4)

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Atlantic


1. #24 Clemson 10-3 (7-2)
2. Maryland 8-4 (5-3)
3. Wake Forest 6-6 (3-5)
4. NC State 6-6 (3-5)
5. Florida St. 4-8 (3-5)
6. Boston College 2-10 (1-7)

Coastal

1. #23 Miami 10-3 (7-2)
2. Georgia Tech 7-5 (5-3)
3. Rutgers 7-5 (4-4)
4. #25 Virginia 8-4 (4-4)
5. North Carolina 8-4 (4-4)
6. Virginia Tech 6-6 (3-5)

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2010 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

ACC: #24 Clemson               (10-3)  (7-2)
Big 12: #1 Texas               (12-1)  (8-1)
Big East: #4 West Virginia     (11-1)  (6-1)
Big Ten: #15 Ohio St.          (8-3)   (7-1)
C-USA: #21 UCF                 (9-4    (8-1)
MAC: Miami University          (12-1)  (9-0)
MWC: #14 BYU                   (11-1)  (7-1)
Pac-10: #9 Arizona St.         (11-1)  (9-0)
SEC: #5 Alabama                (12-1)  (8-1)
Sun Belt: North Texas          (10-2)  (7-0)
WAC: Fresno St.                (9-3)   (7-1)

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2010 NCAA FOOTBALL AWARDS

Maxwell Award: QB Sherrod Harris (Texas - College Player of the Year)
Chuck Bednarik Award: OLB Scotty Cooper (Clemson - Best Defenseman)
Davey O'Brien Award: QB Sherrod Harris (Texas - Best Quarterback)
Doak Walker Award: RB Darrell Scott (Colorado - Best RB)
The Biletnikoff Award: WR Scotty McKnight (Colorado - Best Wide Receiver)
John Mackey Award: TE Ahmard Howard (Texas - Best Tight End)
Outland Trophy: LT Deon'tae Pannell (Penn St. - Best OL)
Dave Rimington Trophy: C Ben Habern (Oklahoma - Best C)
Lombardi Award: DE Andre Wadley (Auburn - Best DL)
Dick Butkus Award: OLB Scotty Cooper (Clemson - Best Linebacker)
Jim Thorpe Award: CB Janoris Jenkins (Florida - Best DB)
Lou Groza Award: K Wes Byrum (Auburn - Best Placekicker)
Ray Guy Award: P Matt Bosher (Miami - Best Punter)
Best Returner Award: RB Darrell Scott (Colorado - Best Returner)

Rutgers Player Recognition:

To start, DE Jon Freeney finished 8th in the running for the Lombardi award.

He was also named as a 2nd Team All-American.

DT Fred Page was named to the Freshmen All-American team.

We also had quite a few players named to the All-ACC team.

1st Team:

RG Caleb Ruch. JR(RS)
DE Jon Freeney. SR

2nd Team:

LT Anthony Davis. SR
RT Art Forst. SO(RS)
DE Alex Silvestro. JR(RS)
DT Fred Page. FR(RS)

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Champs Sports Bowl:

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-5) vs. Michigan State Spartans (7-5)

The 1st quarter had no scoring, but they outscored us 21-10 in the 2nd. We traded field goal from there but our offense never really got going. Jefferson had no TD's and threw for less than 200 yards.

Final Score: Michigan St. 24, Rutgers 13

See you in 2011!

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Bowl Week:

Here are the results for the final week of bowl games before the national championship involving ranked teams:

(Game listed in red are upsets according to rank)

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma St. 35 vs. #10 USC 24

Autozone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas 28 vs #21 UCF 31

Armed Forces Bowl: #19 Missouri 35 vs. Wisconsin 27

Brut Sun Bowl: #11 Oregon St. 14 vs. #20 USF 33

Music City Bowl: LSU 42 vs. #25 Virginia 31

Chik-fil-a Bowl: #18 Georgia 35 vs. #23 Miami 26

Outback Bowl: #12 Florida 45 vs. #22 Minnesota 24

Gator Bowl: #16 Pittsburgh 24 vs. Maryland 21

Capitol One Bowl: #5 Alabama 28vs. #17 Penn St. 38

Rose Bowl: #15 Ohio St. 35 vs. #9 Arizona St. 28

Sugar Bowl: #7 South Carolina 21vs. #8 Notre Dame 36

Cotton Bowl: #13 Tennessee 41 vs. #6 Colorado 18

FedEx Orange Bowl: #24 Clemson 27vs. #4 West Virginia 34

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: #3 Auburn 43 vs. #14 BYU 3

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2010 NCAA National Championship:

vs.

#1 Texas vs. #2 Oklahoma

Let me preface this with a short tidbit about the previous meeting between these two teams.

In Week 6, Oklahoma and Texas played a hell of a game against each other. After battling it out through four quarters, regulation time ended with the teams in a tie, 27-27.

Oklahoma got the ball first, and marched down the field for a touchdown. But when they kicked the extra point, it went wide!

Texas got the ball back and quickly scored a TD, then kicked the XP for the win! 34-33, Texas won.

So now we have a rematch, and Oklahoma has a chance to redeem itself.

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Texas got out to an early lead in the 1st, going up 14-0. But in the 2nd quarter, Oklahoma struck back and scored 17 unanswered points, bringing the first half to a close at 17-14.

In the 3rd, the teams traded TD's, making the score 24-21 Oklahoma.

But the 4th quarter Texas scored a TD, and then a FG, making it 31-24 Texas. Oklahoma got the ball back and could only manage a field goal, and then never managed to get back into scoring range.

Oklahoma's QB is the one to blame. He threw 4 INT's.

Final Score: Texas 31, Oklahoma 27

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2010 Recap:

I thought we did pretty well, considering it was our first year in a much tougher conference, and our first year with a new QB. Our passing game wasn't great, but should improve as we gain experience.

I think we'll finish a solid recruiting year in the off-season, and in general I think things are looking up.

Here are some stat leaders:

QB D.C. Jefferson. SO(RS). 175-294, 1811 Yards, 19 TD's-9 INT's, sacked 34 times.

RB Mason Robinson. SR. 230 Att. 961 Yards. 4.1 YPC. 6 TD's.
RB Kordell Young. SR(RS). 138 Att. 829 Yards. 6.0 YPC. 7 TD's.

WR Keith Stroud. SO(RS). 53 Receptions. 508 Yards. 9.5 YPR. 4 TD's.

OLB Manny Abreu. JR(RS). 80 Tackles.

DE Alex Silvestro. JR(RS). 9 Sacks.

FS Cody Richardson. SO. 3 INT's.

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2011 Off-Season

Players Leaving

What....the fuck. Cody Richardson....fuck you. Seriously.

You want to transfer again? I've started you for the past two years, have kept my promise to you. Now I need to spend MORE time to keep you around. Actually...I'm 99% sure I'll land a new FS in recruiting. So good riddance, Cody Richardson.

On top of that, SO(RS) RT Art Forst wants to leave for the draft. I'll be spending time to keep him around.

Starter

FS Cody Richardson. 6'3", 216 lbs. SO. 81 OVR - Transfer
RT Art Forst. 6'8", 290 lbs. SO(RS). 86 OVR - Pro Draft
QB Chris Paul-Etienne. 6'2", 200 lbs. SR(RS). 83 OVR
RB Kordell Young. 5'9", 185 lbs. SR(RS). 88 OVR
RB Mason Robinson. 5'10", 180 lbs. SR. 83 OVR
FB Andres Morales. 6'2", 260 lbs. SR(RS). 80 OVR
TE Shamar Graves. 6'3", 230 lbs. SR(RS). 81 OVR
TE Jeff Minemyer. 6'7", 260 lbs. SR(RS). 73 OVR
LT Anthony Davis. 6'6", 325 lbs. SR. 89 OVR
C Marlon Romulus. 6'3", 285 lbs. SR(RS). 82 OVR
RG Mo Lange. 6'7", 315 lbs. SR(RS). 84 OVR

DE Jonathan Freeney. 6'3", 230 lbs. SR. 87 OVR
DE Alex Silvestro. 6'4", 230 lbs. SR. 83 OVR
OLB Jim Dumont. 6'1", 215 lbs. SR(RS). 74 OVR
MLB Antonio Lowery. 6'2", 220 lbs. SR. 83 OVR
SS Joe Lefeged. 6'3", 195 lbs. SR. 86 OVR
P Teddy Delleganna. 6'2", 190 lbs. SR(RS). 86 OVR

Results

I'm going to give in and talk to Richardson for only a few minutes. If he goes, he goes. I don't feel like dealing with this every year. Forst, on the other hand, will get a ton of time devoted to him. I need him here.

Well, after spending only 20 minutes, Richardson tells me he's looking forward to playing for us. Thanks for all the drama, Cody.

I spent 50 minutes on Forst, who is only a sophmore, and luckily he tells me he thinks he needs another year. Good thinking my man.

FS Cody Richardson. 6'3", 216 lbs. SO. 81 OVR - Transfer (Staying)
RT Art Forst. 6'8", 290 lbs. SO(RS). 86 OVR - Pro Draft (Staying)

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2011 Off-Season

Transfer Requests

None.

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2011 Off-Season:

Off-Season Recruiting:

Week One:

CB Russel Mason. He soft committed to Auburn, so I made two promises to him. First, I promised that we would have a winning record against our rivals. I also promised that he wouldn't get redshirted his first year.

RB Tate, who has been soft committed for a while, was promised a winning record against our rivals.

Week Two:

Wooo!!!!! We not only stole Tate, but we also got Mason! We landed five 4* recruits this week! We also landed two 3*'s and two 1*'s.

CB Mason
ATH Archie
CB Edwards
FS McNair
FS Riley
C Ware
HB Tate
C Matthews
FB Bradley

We also added three new prospects as hopeful last minute additions.

Week Three:

No studs this time, but we land three more players.

T Yancey
ATH Hall
QB Marshall

We also made a promise to G Blalock that he wouldn't get redshirted his first year.

Week Four:

We got another 4* recruit this week, OLB Jacobs. We also landed 3* DE Dusty Williams.

We promised QB Anderson that he wouldn't be redshirted, as well.

Week Five:

Landed another 4* this week in (JUCO) ATH Scott. We also got a kicker, Collin Baker.

At the end of the week, we picked up CB Ward, QB Anderson, TE O'Brian, and G Blalock. Recruiting review coming up next.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Removed From Board
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Matt Carpenter, CA: **** (#4)
Patrick Sapp, LA: **** (#9)
(JUCO) Leon Marshall, MD: * (#137)
Landon Anderson, NY: *** (#40)

Running Backs:

Derek Tate, PA: *** (#32)
Jason Babcock, GA: **** (#27)
Terrence Woods, NY: *** (#55)

Fullbacks:

Drew Capps, NY: *** (#1)
Tyler Lacey, TN: *** (#3)
Jeff Bradley, NJ: * (#41)
Derek Martinez, CA: * (#60)
(JUCO) Alan Robinson, CA: * (#64)

Tight Ends:

Trey Cooper, VA: *** (#16)
Jamaal Taylor, MA: ** (#47)
Quinton O'Brien, SC: ** (#71)
Richard Pittman, NJ: * (#92)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

(JUCO) Keith Brown, PA: **** (#8)
Josh Yancey, NJ: *** (#29)

Guards:

Rob Clement, MS: **** (#4)
Lee Blalock, NJ: ** (#93)

Centers:

Steve Coley, PA: **** (#3)
Travis Ware, WI: *** (#14)
Ian Matthews, ND: * (#91)

Defensive Ends:

Dusty Williams, NJ: *** (#55)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Middle Linebackers:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Sean Johnson, RI: **** (#9)
Mitchel Jacobs, NY: **** (#15)

Cornerbacks:

Matt Edwards, NJ: **** (#3)
Russell Mason, FL: **** (#8)
Kyle Ward, PA: *** (#34)

Free Safeties:

Quinton McNair, NY: **** (#12)
Jason Riley, NJ: **** (#17)

Strong Safeties:

Kenyard Wyatt, IL: **** (#3)

Kickers:

Rudy Hargrove, MS: ** (#4)
Sean Peterson, AL: *** (#1)
Collin Baker, GA: * (#17)

Punters:

A.J. Baker, NJ: *** (#1)

Athletes:

Trey Archie, SC: **** (#13)
(JUCO) Chris Scott, OK: **** (#11)
James Hall, NJ: * (#99)

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Position Changes

ATH Archie to WR
ATH Scott to SS
ATH Hall to DE

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2010/2011 Recruting Review

I'm extremely happy with our haul this year. We ended up with the #17 class in the nation! Texas Tech ranked #1. First, let's take a look at what our needs were before the season started.

Major Needs:

Tight End: I actually need two, so this is a major need.

Left Tackle: With Anthony Davis leaving after this year, I need someone to protect my QB.

Center: My starter is graduating and his backup is still a WIP.

Minor Needs:

Fullback: Need someone here since I only have a JR and a SR at the spot right now.

Guard: Still looking for future starters, but I have a year cushion.

Free Safety: I love Richardson, but his commitment to our school scares me. I had to talk him out of transferring and ya never know if that will work next time.

Well, we didn't land any studs at TE, but we upgraded our previous 1* to a 2* and also landed a second. I'm still not happy with this position so we'll have to try again this year.

We picked up one tackle, 3* Yancey. He's a project...grades out at 72 for his freshmen year. We'll redshirt him and hope he turned into a serviceable player in a couple years.

We really needed a center, and we landed one we like in 3* Ware. We also got 1* Matthews. Ware grades out at 72 as well, so he doesn't look like anything amazing but should turn into an 83 or so starter.

We only got one FB, 1* Bradley. It's tough filling spots like this. I have a year grace period, so I have another chance this year to get someone before someone like this has to start.

I was very disappointed when we lost the solid looking guard we were chasing, but 2* Blalock looks like he could turn into something useful.

At free safety, we really nailed it. We landed two 4*'s, McNair whose initial grade is a 77 and Riley who grades out as a 75. I'm excited about these guys, and next year if Cody Richardson wants to walk, we will let him.

Here's a list of our class and their initial ratings:

CB Edwards, 4*: 80
OLB Jacobs, 4*: 80
QB Carpenter, 4*: 79
FS McNair, 4*: 77
CB Mason, 4*: 76
DE Williams, 3*: 76
FS Riley, 4*: 75
WR Archie, 4*: 74
C Ware, 3*: 72
(J) CB Ward, 3*: 72
T Yancey, 3*: 72
RB Tate, 3*: 71
(J) SS Scott, 4*: 69
QB Anderson, 3*: 67
G Blalock, 2*: 64
(W) P Austin,-: 60
TE O'Brian, 2*: 57
(J) QB Marshall, 1*: 56
FB Bradley, 1*: 56
TE Pittman, 1*: 56
DE Hall, 1*: 54
C Matthews, 1*: 53
K Baker, 1*: 40 <------Seriously?

[JetsIn06]

Roster Cuts

In order to get down to 70 players, we had to cut 9 players. I don't like cutting recruits that just got on the team, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

RB Tatum. JR(RS). 71 OVR
C Matthews. FR. 53 OVR
FS Vaughn. FR(RS). 63 OVR
K Baker. FR. 40 OVR
QB Marshall. SO. 56 OVR
WR Jones. FR(RS). 72 OVR
DE Hall. FR. 54 OVR
CB Cook. FR(RS). 64 OVR
TE Howard. FR(RS). 54 OVR

[JetsIn06]

2011 Pre-Season Notes

Returning Starters:

13 (6 Offense, 7 Defense)

Key Losses:

RB Young/Robinson

This was a tandem we could rely upon. I'm not worried at all about their replacements, but these were two solid players.

TE Graves

It's not that Graves was a spectacular player, it's just that we have a horrible situation at TE right now. We'll miss this reliable pass-catcher and blocker.

LT Davis

This guy was the real deal. He was the anchor of our line, the veteran presence. We sure will miss him.

DE Freeney/Silvestro

We lose both of our starting DE's. I like our future at the spot but Freeney was a 2nd team All-American and Silvestro was always a solid player.

P Dellaganna

We have a walk-on replacing him. 'Nuff said.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule

Week 01: Syracuse
Week 02: @ Stanford
Week 03: @ NC State
Week 04: @ Virginia
Week 05: #25 Virginia Tech
Week 06: @ #22 Miami
Week 07: Georgia Tech
Week 08: -
Week 09: Wake Forest
Week 10: Maryland
Week 11: -
Week 12: @ North Carolina
Week 13: Navy
Week 14: @ Connecticut
Week 15: Conf. Championship Week

Strength of Schedule: B+

Not as scary as last year, but the ACC is always tough. I scheduled my old conference-mates Syracuse and UConn because I promised some recruits that we'd have a winning record against our rivals this year.

[JetsIn06]

2011 NCAA Pre-Season Top 25

#1. Texas
#2. Oklahoma
#3. Alabama
#4. Notre Dame
#5. Auburn
#6. Tennessee
#7. Ohio St.
#8. Florida
#9. Penn St.
#10. Colorado
#11. South Carolina
#12. USC
#13. Arizona St.
#14. Georgia
#15. LSU
#16. Missouri
#17. West Virginia
#18. Pittsburgh
#19. Oklahoma St.
#20. Michigan
#21. Oregon St.
#22. Miami
#23. Clemson
#24. Texas Tech
#25. Virginia Tech

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Quarterbacks

Starter
Redshirting


#1 D.C. Jefferson. 6'6", 230 lbs. JR(RS). 85 OVR
#2 Marcus Carpenter. 6'3", 212 lbs. FR. 79 OVR
#18 Antoine Martindale. 6'1", 196 lbs. SO(RS). 76 OVR
#4 Landon Anderson. 6'0", 173 lbs. FR. 67 OVR

Outlook:

Hell yea. Jefferson has two years left. When he's done, Carpenter should be completely ready to kick ass. I'm so pumped about both of these guys.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Running Backs

Starter
Redshirting


#7 Robert Mills. 5'10", 200 lbs. SO(RS). 87 OVR
#10 Wayne Mitchell. 6'0", 196 lbs. SO(RS). 79 OVR
#38 Shane Martin. 6'0", 200 lbs. SO(RS). 78 OVR
#49 Derek Tate. 5'10", 185 lbs. FR. 71 OVR
#19 Jim Clarke. 6'1", 210 lbs. FR(RS). 71 OVR


Outlook:

Absolutely can't wait to see Mills as the feature back. He did very good in the limited number of carries he had last year. Mitchell should be good enough for now as a #2 back, but he hasn't lived up to his expectations.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Fullbacks

Starter
Redshirting


#39 Jourdan Brooks. 6'1", 255 lbs. SR(RS). 80 OVR
#50 Jeff Bradley. 6'0", 239 lbs. FR. 56 OVR

Outlook:

Not too much luck finding a long term replacement this year. I'm in trouble if Bradley is starting next year.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Wide Receivers

Starter
Redshirting


#83 Keith Stroud. 6'5", 190 lbs. JR(RS). 86 OVR
#17 Timothy Wright. 6'4", 205 lbs. JR(RS). 85 OVR
#85 Malcolm Johnson. 6'1", 170 lbs. JR(RS). 77 OVR
#13 Trey Perry. 6'4", 180 lbs. SO(RS). 75 OVR
#89 Trey Archie. 6'4", 194 lbs. FR. 74 OVR
#88 Darrell Estes. 6'6", 203 lbs. SO. 72 OVR
#81 Larry Pratt. 5'11", 170 lbs. FR(RS). 72 OVR
#80 Chad Harris. 5'11", 163 lbs. FR(RS). 70 OVR


Outlook:

Stroud, and especially Wright, have developed very nicely into a receiving tandem. The other six guys have two years to prove they have what it takes to start in the ACC.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Tight Ends

Starter
Redshirting


#8 Quinton O'Brian. 6'4", 236 lbs. FR. 57 OVR
#87 Richard Pittman. 6'7", 235 lbs. FR. 56 OVR

Outlook:

Wow. I suck at recruiting tight ends. Hopefully the height of Pittman makes up for his lack of skill.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Offensive Line

Starter
Redshirting

Left Tackle

#69 Art Forst. 6'8", 290 lbs. JR(RS). 88 OVR
#73 Desmond Stapleton. 6'5", 320 lbs. SR(RS). 81 OVR
#61 Josh Yancey. 6'4", 288 lbs. FR. 72 OVR

Left Guard

#68 Keith Newell. 6'6", 290 lbs. SR(RS). 85 OVR
#74 Isaiah Butler. 6'3", 309 lbs. SO. 71 OVR

Center
#66 Jeremy Ray. 6'2", 294 lbs. SO(RS). 72 OVR
#64 Travis Ware. 6'2", 272 lbs. FR. 72 OVR

Right Guard

#60 Caleb Ruch. 6'4", 290 lbs. SR(RS). 89 OVR
#75 Lee Blalock. 6'0", 261 lbs. FR. 64 OVR

Right Tackle

#79 Richard Muldrow. 6'6", 300 lbs. SR(RS). 86 OVR
#63 Bo Harris. 6'4", 306 lbs. FR(RS). 70 OVR

Outlook:

I sort of screwed up here. I now realize I should have moved Forst to LT. He'll be starting there, and I'll try and edit his position in game. Center looks good in the future but could be pretty bad this year. Interior depth is pretty awful, in general.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Defensive Line

Starter
Redshirting

Left End

#93 Desmond Wynn. 6'6", 260 lbs. SR(RS). 85 OVR
#99 Dusty Williams. 6'5", 252 lbs. FR. 76 OVR
#94 Ben Wade. 6'2", 246 lbs. SO(RS). 76 OVR
#30 Dedrick Gonzalez. 6'5", 234 lbs. FR(RS). 72 OVR

Defensive Tackle

#6 Fred Page. 6'6", 316 lbs. SO(RS). 90 OVR
#67 Scott Vallone. 6'3", 260 lbs. JR(RS). 90 OVR
#95 Wayne Thomas. 6'5", 280 lbs. SR(RS). 88 OVR
#92 Harvey Williams. 6'3", 265 lbs. SO(RS). 77 OVR

Right End

#45 Alex Silvestro. 6'4", 230 lbs. SR(RS). 86 OVR
#96 Chris Carroll. 6'0", 210 lbs. SO(RS). 80 OVR
#90 Brad Bly. 6'6". 260 lbs. FR(RS). 72 OVR
#98 Nathan Ross. 6'7". 228 lbs. FR(RS). 69 OVR

Outlook:

I was in for a big surprise when I saw Silvestro was still on the team. Check below for an explanation.

Page and Vallone look great...definitely excited about this unit.

[JetsIn06]

Quick confession.

Since I'm essentially writing all of this stuff down into a notebook by hand, then typing it back up in the forum, I just enter the new recruits and update the players OVR rating. I don't update weights (if they even change?) and update their year just by hand. If he was a FR(RS) last year, I move him to SO(RS).

However, I just realized that leads to a problem once in a while. This was the first time it happened, I think. Basically, I didn't realize that the game will automatically redshirt players that are eligible if they didn't play at all. I knew this happened in real life, but it wasn't something I thought NCAA did.

Anyway, what this has led to was what we see with DE Silvestro. When I first wrote out my first-year depth chart, let's say he was a SO. Each year, I've been upping him one year, first to JR, then last year to SR. However, that first year he must not have played a down, so the game redshirted him.

That's why this whole time I thought Silvestro was leaving, but is still on my team! I'll pay more attention to "low on the depth-chart" players that aren't redshirted so this doesn't happen again.

Sorry for the long post and confusion!

[Young Drachma]

Why did you leave the Big East? Just to make it more challenging? Or do you think it'll lead to better recruiting down the line? I guess it'd be easier to win that league and get the automatic bid to the BCS each year, if you could get dominant.

I was just messing around and saw this on a whim. Nice work.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Linebackers

Starter
Redshirting

Left Outside Linebacker

#16 Lance Adams. 5'11", 219 lbs. SO(RS). 85 OVR
#59 Lee Hambly. 6'1", 228 lbs. SO(RS). 79 OVR
#52 Russ Bishop. 6'3", 194 lbs. FR(RS). 65 OVR

Middle Linebacker

#56 Eric LeGrand. 6'2", 240 lbs. JR(RS). 82 OVR
#58 James Cross. 6'3", 220 lbs. FR(RS). 74 OVR
#55 Mike Hawkins. 6'3", 226 lbs. FR(RS). 68 OVR

Right Outside Linebacker

#51 Manny Abreu. 6'3", 220 lbs. SR(RS). 94 OVR
#57 Antonio Alvarez. 6'1", 210 lbs. SO(RS). 82 OVR
#15 Mitchell Jacobs. 6'2", 236 lbs. FR. 80 OVR


Outlook:

I'm so glad Abreu is still around. But when he leaves, Jacobs looks like he'll be a beast. MLB still isn't a sure thing, but Adams and Hamby look like they can get the job done on the other side.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Cornerbacks

Starter
Redshirting

#97 Matt Edwards. 6'0", 169 lbs. FR. 80 OVR
#5 Alex Wilson. 5'11", 195 lbs. FR(RS). 79 OVR
#86 Clayton House. 6'0", 194 lbs. SR. 77 OVR
#47 Bobby Austin. 6'1", 190 lbs. SO(RS). 77 OVR
#40 David Rowe. 5'10", 195 lbs. JR(RS). 77 OVR
#29 Russell Mason. 6'2", 197 lbs. FR. 76 OVR
#36 Fred Henderson. 6'5", 231 lbs. SO(RS). 73 OVR
#27 Kyle Ward. 6'0", 171 lbs. JR. 72 OVR


Outlook:

I have two brand new starters this year, and last year's are still on the team. That's always a good sign that we've upgraded. The fact that this is the first time either has seen college football action first-hand is another sign we upgraded, but that could be worrisome as well. They both look solid though, and if they can handle the pressure and deal with the nerves, this group is looking great.

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Why did you leave the Big East? Just to make it more challenging? Or do you think it'll lead to better recruiting down the line? I guess it'd be easier to win that league and get the automatic bid to the BCS each year, if you could get dominant.

I was just messing around and saw this on a whim. Nice work.

Thanks.

First, I think it will lead to better to recruiting. I might struggle for a year or two (like I did already ), but I think this year's recruiting class was a sign it paid off.

Then, the solid recruiting will lead to better teams. Winning in the ACC is more favorably looked upon than winning in the Big East.

Plus like you said, if I can get to the top, I get to the BCS.

Basically, I thought it could hurt me short-term record-wise, but help me long-term with better recruiting.

[JetsIn06]

dola

But I'm totally screwed if I get fired.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Safeties

Starter
Redshirting

Free Safeties

#9 Cody Richardson. 6'3", 216 lbs. JR. 83 OVR
#22 Bob Clarke. 6'1", 202 lbs. SO(RS). 78 OVR
#35 Quinton McNair. 6'3", 214 lbs. FR. 77 OVR
#37 Jason Riley. 6'3", 192 lbs. FR. 75 OVR

Strong Safeties

#84 Morgan Carter. 6'3", 215 lbs. JR(RS). 83 OVR
#32 Chris Scott. 5'10", 187 lbs. JR. 69 OVR
#23 Derek Hutchinson. 6'0", 186 lbs. FR(RS). 68 OVR


Outlook:

I can finally stop worrying about Richardson ditching us. Go ahead Cody, I dare you. McNair and Riley will battle it out for the future starting job, but it's still Cody's job for now. At SS, Carter doesn't look amazing but can get the job done. Scott should be interesting. He was a JUCO athlete we recruited. I'm hoping a year learning the position could turn him into a serviceable player. If he improves enough, he may have a starting job for a year when Carter leaves.

[JetsIn06]

The 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Special Teams

Starter
Redshirting

Kickers

#12 San San Te. 5'9", 165 lbs. SR(RS). 87 OVR

Punters

#3 Marcus Austin. 6'0", 188 lbs. FR. 66 OVR


Outlook:

Well, I'm down to the end with Te. After trying to recruit a kicker and having show up to campus unable to make the easiest of kicks (rated a 40 OVR), we'll have to try again this year. Austin is a walk-on, so I'll try and upgrade yet again this year.

[JetsIn06]

2011 Recruiting

Pipeline:

Our pipeline states are NJ, NY, PA, and FL.

Major Needs:

Fullback: Once again, we'll be looking for a fullback. We really need one this time.

Wide Receiver: Last year we skimped here, but we'll have a lot of guys getting ready to leave at the same time. Now is the time to get at least one solid new guy in here to groom for the future.

Tight End: This could be our biggest need. Our starter is rated a 57.

Guard: Our interior depth is just plain terrible. I'd like to get a future starter and maybe a solid JUCO for depth.

Tackle: Our two starter's are a JR and SR, and the two guys developing beneath them aren't sure things. I'd love to get a great run blocker.

Kicker: Definitely in need of one after the fiasco last recruiting season.

Punter: With a walk on punting for us, I'd like to get someone who didn't come in off the streets.

Minor Needs:

Defensive Tackle: I love our guys there now, but I'd love to get a guy to groom under Vallone.

Defensive End: Not a huge need, but I'd love to get a sack-machine to go along with Page.
Middle Linebacker: I haven't had a great player here yet. Our two OLB's are great and the future looks good there, but I need a speedy tackler to put in between them.

Strong Safety: Scott is a project and I'd like more of a sure thing.

Long-Term:

Running Back: I know our two new guys just took over, but I love to get replacements when the starters are sophomores. That way, the new guy can redshirt, backup as a freshmen, and then start as a sophomore. Rinse, repeat.

Quarterback: Same deal as above, but this time I'm just looking for a backup.

[JetsIn06]

2011 Recruiting

TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)

Quarterbacks:

Steve Muhammad, NJ: 3* (#44)

Running Backs:

J.R. Austin, VA: 4* (#8)
Jeremy Torrey, PA: 4* (#20)
William Tautofi, FL: 4* (#23)
Lorenzo Roberson, WI: 4* (#33)
Jason Archer, NJ: 3* (#43)
Tim Mack, NJ: 3* (#47)

Fullbacks:

David Scott, IL: 4* (#1)
(JUCO) Jay Brady, SC: 2* (#12)
James Hollinsworth, OH: 2* (#33)

Tight Ends:

Brian Stanford, FL: 2* (#24)
(JUCO) Andrew Henderson, PA: 2* (#32)

Wide Receivers:

Tim Thomas, FL: 5* (#1)
Warren Brown, MO: 4* (#13)
Michael Mullins, FL: 3* (#40)
Danny Patrick, NJ: 3* (#54)
Chris Busing, NJ: 3* (#64)
Brent Green, NJ: 3* (#108)

Tackles:

Drew Newman, NJ: 3* (#29)
Steve Carr, PA: 3* (#39)

Guards:

Cornelius Bowser, FL: 5* (#1)
Jeremy Johnson, PA: 4* (#2)
Matt Johnson, NY: 4* (#13)
Mike Howell, CA: 3* (#18)

Centers:

Brant Daniels, MD: 3* (#14)

Defensive Ends:

Calvin Guererro, NJ: 4* (#12)
Matt Smith, PA: 3*(#24)

Defensive Tackles:

James Townsend, FL: 3* (#26)

Middle Linebackers:

Will Carter, NJ: 2* (#25)

Outside Linebackers:

John Lawrence, NJ: 4* (#16)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Austin Morton, NJ: 2* (#62)

Kickers:

Andre O'Brien, FL: 1* (#19)

Punters:
Chris Latimer, FL: 2* (#2)

Athletes:

Gordon Wright, FL: 4* (#5)
Johnny Williams, WI: 3* (#18)

[JetsIn06]

2011 Pre-Season

Rutgers Rank:

We start off the season ranked #39.

Pre-Season All Americans:

We have two players named to the pre-season All-American team, one to the 1st team and one to the 2nd team.

1st Team:

RT Forst. JR(RS).

2nd Team:

RG Ruch. SR(RS)

The following players were named to the preseason All-ACC team.

1st Team:

DE Silvestro. SR(RS)
RG Caleb Ruch. SR(RS)
RT Art Forst. JR(RS)
DT Page. SO(RS)
OLB Abreu. SR(RS)
Ret. CB House. SR

2nd Team:

DT Vallone. JR(RS)

Heisman Watch

I'll try and keep you updated on the Heisman race every couple weeks. Right now, here's what it looks like:

QB Stefan Loucks. SR(RS). Texas Tech
QB Landry Jones. JR(RS). Oklahoma
HB Desean Hales. SR. Texas
HB Ryan Williams. SR. Virginia Tech
QB B.J. Daniels. SR. USF

[JetsIn06]

2011 Week One:

Recruiting:

Here we go. Another year of ups and down, soft-commits and betrayal! I already have a bad feeling. I've never filled my board with 35. But this year, I felt like I had to. Maybe it's a good thing since more people are interested in me, but I get the feeling that I'm going to waste time on a lot of them.

Well, let's get this party started.

The first thing I did this week was offer a scholarship to everyone who had me listed as their #1.

I was glad to see 4* G Matt Johnson already wanting to visit. I found three of his interests and set him up to visit Week 1 when we play Syracuse.

Still don't have a tried and true method to recruiting, but this first week I offered a scholarship to the top player at each position.

I spent the remaining time talking briefly to all of the 4* or better recruits left.

WEEK ONE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU
Quarterbacks:

Steve Muhammad, NJ: 3* (#44)

Running Backs:

J.R. Austin, VA: 4* (#8)
Jeremy Torrey, PA: 4* (#20)
William Tautofi, FL: 4* (#23)
Lorenzo Roberson, WI: 4* (#33)
Jason Archer, NJ: 3* (#43)
Tim Mack, NJ: 3* (#47)

Fullbacks:

David Scott, IL: 4* (#1)
(JUCO) Jay Brady, SC: 2* (#12)
James Hollinsworth, OH: 2* (#33)

Tight Ends:

Brian Stanford, FL: 2* (#24)
(JUCO) Andrew Henderson, PA: 2* (#32)

Wide Receivers:

Tim Thomas, FL: 5* (#1)
Warren Brown, MO: 4* (#13)
Michael Mullins, FL: 3* (#40)
Danny Patrick, NJ: 3* (#54)
Chris Busing, NJ: 3* (#64)
Brent Green, NJ: 3* (#108)

Tackles:

Drew Newman, NJ: 3* (#29)
Steve Carr, PA: 3* (#39)

Guards:

Cornelius Bowser, FL: 5* (#1)
Jeremy Johnson, PA: 4* (#2)
Matt Johnson, NY: 4* (#13)
Mike Howell, CA: 3* (#18)

Centers:

Brant Daniels, MD: 3* (#14)

Defensive Ends:

Calvin Guererro, NJ: 4* (#12)
Matt Smith, PA: 3*(#24)

Defensive Tackles:

James Townsend, FL: 3* (#26)

Middle Linebackers:

Will Carter, NJ: 2* (#25)

Outside Linebackers:

John Lawrence, NJ: 4* (#16)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Austin Morton, NJ: 2* (#62)

Kickers:

Andre O'Brien, FL: 1* (#19)

Punters:

Chris Latimer, FL: 2* (#2)

Athletes:

Gordon Wright, FL: 4* (#5)
Johnny Williams, WI: 3* (#18)

Game:

Syracuse (0-0) at Rutgers (0-0)

Great win for us here to open up the season.

Jefferson was good, going 19-25 for 233 yards and 1 TD.

Mills made an excellent debut, rushing 27 times for 145 yards and 2 TD's.

Both Stroud and Wright had 8 catches and each had over 100 yards.

Our center Ray struggled, giving up 2 sacks.

Final Score: Rutgers 34, Syracuse 13

[JetsIn06]

2011 Week Two:

Recruiting:

Scheduled quite a few visits this week, all for our Week 5 game against Virginia Tech. That's our first home game after the road trip we're embarking on for the next three weeks.

The following players will be visiting then:

ATH Wright, 4*
DE Guererro, 4*
WR Patrick, 3*
HB Mack, 3*
C Daniels, 3*
WR Green, 3*
MLB Carter, 2*

WEEK TWO TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU
Quarterbacks:

Steve Muhammad, NJ: 3* (#44)

Running Backs:

J.R. Austin, VA: 4* (#8)
Jeremy Torrey, PA: 4* (#20)
William Tautofi, FL: 4* (#23)
Lorenzo Roberson, WI: 4* (#33)
Jason Archer, NJ: 3* (#43)
Tim Mack, NJ: 3* (#47)

Fullbacks:

David Scott, IL: 4* (#1)
(JUCO) Jay Brady, SC: 2* (#12)
James Hollinsworth, OH: 2* (#33)

Tight Ends:

Brian Stanford, FL: 2* (#24)
(JUCO) Andrew Henderson, PA: 2* (#32)

Wide Receivers:

Tim Thomas, FL: 5* (#1)
Warren Brown, MO: 4* (#13)
Michael Mullins, FL: 3* (#40)
Danny Patrick, NJ: 3* (#54)
Chris Busing, NJ: 3* (#64)
Brent Green, NJ: 3* (#108)

Tackles:

Drew Newman, NJ: 3* (#29)
Steve Carr, PA: 3* (#39)

Guards:

Cornelius Bowser, FL: 5* (#1)
Jeremy Johnson, PA: 4* (#2)
Matt Johnson, NY: 4* (#13)
Mike Howell, CA: 3* (#18)

Centers:

Brant Daniels, MD: 3* (#14)

Defensive Ends:

Calvin Guererro, NJ: 4* (#12)
Matt Smith, PA: 3*(#24)

Defensive Tackles:

James Townsend, FL: 3* (#26)

Middle Linebackers:

Will Carter, NJ: 2* (#25)

Outside Linebackers:

John Lawrence, NJ: 4* (#16)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Austin Morton, NJ: 2* (#62)

Kickers:

Andre O'Brien, FL: 1* (#19)

Punters:

Chris Latimer, FL: 2* (#2)

Athletes:

Gordon Wright, FL: 4* (#5)
Johnny Williams, WI: 3* (#18)

Game:

Rutgers (1-0) at Stanford (0-0)

Great win. We held Stanford's QB to 6 of 25 for 80 yards.

On our side, Jefferson did well, but Mills stole the show with 174 yards on the ground.

We had 4 sacks on defense, but again, our center Ray gave up 2 sacks.

Final Score: Rutgers 41, Stanford 10

[JetsIn06]

2011 Week Three:

Recruiting:

Nothing too exciting this week. It doesn't look like the 5*'s are biting so I may give up on them soon.

I invited three more players to visit on Week 5:

WR Busing
T Newman
G Johnson

WEEK THREE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU
Quarterbacks:

Steve Muhammad, NJ: 3* (#44)

Running Backs:

J.R. Austin, VA: 4* (#8)
Jeremy Torrey, PA: 4* (#20)
William Tautofi, FL: 4* (#23)
Lorenzo Roberson, WI: 4* (#33)
Jason Archer, NJ: 3* (#43)
Tim Mack, NJ: 3* (#47)

Fullbacks:

David Scott, IL: 4* (#1)
(JUCO) Jay Brady, SC: 2* (#12)
James Hollinsworth, OH: 2* (#33)

Tight Ends:

Brian Stanford, FL: 2* (#24)
(JUCO) Andrew Henderson, PA: 2* (#32)

Wide Receivers:

Tim Thomas, FL: 5* (#1)
Warren Brown, MO: 4* (#13)
Michael Mullins, FL: 3* (#40)
Danny Patrick, NJ: 3* (#54)
Chris Busing, NJ: 3* (#64)
Brent Green, NJ: 3* (#108)

Tackles:

Drew Newman, NJ: 3* (#29)
Steve Carr, PA: 3* (#39)

Guards:

Cornelius Bowser, FL: 5* (#1)
Jeremy Johnson, PA: 4* (#2)
Matt Johnson, NY: 4* (#13)
Mike Howell, CA: 3* (#18)

Centers:

Brant Daniels, MD: 3* (#14)

Defensive Ends:

Calvin Guererro, NJ: 4* (#12)
Matt Smith, PA: 3*(#24)

Defensive Tackles:

James Townsend, FL: 3* (#26)

Middle Linebackers:

Will Carter, NJ: 2* (#25)

Outside Linebackers:

John Lawrence, NJ: 4* (#16)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Austin Morton, NJ: 2* (#62)

Kickers:

Andre O'Brien, FL: 1* (#19)

Punters:

Chris Latimer, FL: 2* (#2)

Athletes:

Gordon Wright, FL: 4* (#5)
Johnny Williams, WI: 3* (#18)

Game:

Rutgers (2-0) at NC State (1-0)

I expected this one to be tough but we pulled out the victory.

First off, Mills had another great game with 156 yards and 2 TD's on the ground. WR Wright is really stepping up his game, catching 7 balls for 88 yards and a TD.

Also, our center Ray gave up no sacks today!

On defense, we had 6 sacks. Two came from DE Wynn. One came from our freshman CB Edwards, and he also had an INT.

Final Score: Rutgers 29, NC State 19

[JetsIn06]

2011 Week Four:

Recruiting:

Week 5 is going to be huge for recruiting. All of my visits right now are on that day. We can't screw it up. What's getting me now is having to find all of these visitors three high interests. I spent my whole week inviting 6 players and trying to find out their interests.

The following six players will visit us next week.

HB Austin, 4*
HB Torrey, 4*
FB Scott, 4*
OLB Lawrence, 4*
HB Roberson, 4*
HB Archer, 3*

WEEK FOUR TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU
Quarterbacks:

Steve Muhammad, NJ: 3* (#44)

Running Backs:

J.R. Austin, VA: 4* (#8)
Jeremy Torrey, PA: 4* (#20)
William Tautofi, FL: 4* (#23)
Lorenzo Roberson, WI: 4* (#33)
Jason Archer, NJ: 3* (#43)
Tim Mack, NJ: 3* (#47)

Fullbacks:

David Scott, IL: 4* (#1)
(JUCO) Jay Brady, SC: 2* (#12)
James Hollinsworth, OH: 2* (#33)

Tight Ends:

Brian Stanford, FL: 2* (#24)
(JUCO) Andrew Henderson, PA: 2* (#32)

Wide Receivers:

Tim Thomas, FL: 5* (#1)
Warren Brown, MO: 4* (#13)
Michael Mullins, FL: 3* (#40)
Danny Patrick, NJ: 3* (#54)
Chris Busing, NJ: 3* (#64)
Brent Green, NJ: 3* (#108)

Tackles:

Drew Newman, NJ: 3* (#29)
Steve Carr, PA: 3* (#39)

Guards:

Cornelius Bowser, FL: 5* (#1)
Jeremy Johnson, PA: 4* (#2)
Matt Johnson, NY: 4* (#13)
Mike Howell, CA: 3* (#18)

Centers:

Brant Daniels, MD: 3* (#14)

Defensive Ends:

Calvin Guererro, NJ: 4* (#12)
Matt Smith, PA: 3*(#24)

Defensive Tackles:

James Townsend, FL: 3* (#26)

Middle Linebackers:

Will Carter, NJ: 2* (#25)

Outside Linebackers:

John Lawrence, NJ: 4* (#16)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Austin Morton, NJ: 2* (#62)

Kickers:

Andre O'Brien, FL: 1* (#19)

Punters:

Chris Latimer, FL: 2* (#2)

Athletes:

Gordon Wright, FL: 4* (#5)
Johnny Williams, WI: 3* (#18)

Game:

Rutgers (3-0) at Virginia (1-1)

Phew. This one was closer than it looks. We scored 22 in the 4th, with one of the scores being an INT return by Cody Richardson.

It was pretty uneventful though. Mills has 141 yards rushing, Mitchell did well on 7 carries picking up 41 yards. Jefferson was inaccurate but didn't turn the ball over.

Final Score: Rutgers 42, Virginia 14

[JetsIn06]

2011 Week Five:

Recruiting:

This is the big week. I won't even list who I invited. There are 20 players visiting this week!

I definitely fucked up though. Why did I spend so much time on these damn running backs? I don't even need one right now!

WEEK FIVE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU
Quarterbacks:

Steve Muhammad, NJ: 3* (#44)

Running Backs:

J.R. Austin, VA: 4* (#8)
Jeremy Torrey, PA: 4* (#20)
William Tautofi, FL: 4* (#23)
Lorenzo Roberson, WI: 4* (#33)
Jason Archer, NJ: 3* (#43)
Tim Mack, NJ: 3* (#47)

Fullbacks:

David Scott, IL: 4* (#1)
(JUCO) Jay Brady, SC: 2* (#12)
James Hollinsworth, OH: 2* (#33)

Tight Ends:

Brian Stanford, FL: 2* (#24)
(JUCO) Andrew Henderson, PA: 2* (#32)

Wide Receivers:

Tim Thomas, FL: 5* (#1)
Warren Brown, MO: 4* (#13)
Michael Mullins, FL: 3* (#40)
Danny Patrick, NJ: 3* (#54)
Chris Busing, NJ: 3* (#64)
Brent Green, NJ: 3* (#108)

Tackles:

Drew Newman, NJ: 3* (#29)
Steve Carr, PA: 3* (#39)

Guards:

Cornelius Bowser, FL: 5* (#1)
Jeremy Johnson, PA: 4* (#2)
Matt Johnson, NY: 4* (#13)
Mike Howell, CA: 3* (#18)

Centers:

Brant Daniels, MD: 3* (#14)

Defensive Ends:

Calvin Guererro, NJ: 4* (#12)
Matt Smith, PA: 3*(#24)

Defensive Tackles:

James Townsend, FL: 3* (#26)

Middle Linebackers:

Will Carter, NJ: 2* (#25)

Outside Linebackers:

John Lawrence, NJ: 4* (#16)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Austin Morton, NJ: 2* (#62)

Kickers:

Andre O'Brien, FL: 1* (#19)

Punters:

Chris Latimer, FL: 2* (#2)

Athletes:

Gordon Wright, FL: 4* (#5)
Johnny Williams, WI: 3* (#18)

Game:

#22 Virginia Tech (4-0) at Rutgers (4-0)

Noooo!!!! What a game! That was heartbreaking. There was over 100 points scored in this game. We were ahead by 4, and VT came back and scored a TD with 2 minutes left in the game.

Jefferson threw for 4 TD's. Mills ran for 166 yards on 22 carries and had 2 TD's. CB Edwards ran back a kickoff for a touchdown. Man...I was so close. Hopefully those visiting recruits like offensive shootouts.

Final Score: Virginia Tech 52, Rutgers 49

[JetsIn06]

2011 Week Six:

Recruiting:

Well, no one had a great time but it wasn't disastrous either. I'm going to stop updating the visits because everyone who is interesting visited last week.

I'm starting to narrow down the guys I really want. Things are looking good.

WEEK SIX TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU
Quarterbacks:

Steve Muhammad, NJ: 3* (#44)

Running Backs:

J.R. Austin, VA: 4* (#8)
Jeremy Torrey, PA: 4* (#20)
William Tautofi, FL: 4* (#23)
Lorenzo Roberson, WI: 4* (#33)
Jason Archer, NJ: 3* (#43)
Tim Mack, NJ: 3* (#47)

Fullbacks:

David Scott, IL: 4* (#1)
(JUCO) Jay Brady, SC: 2* (#12)
James Hollinsworth, OH: 2* (#33)

Tight Ends:

Brian Stanford, FL: 2* (#24)
(JUCO) Andrew Henderson, PA: 2* (#32)

Wide Receivers:

Tim Thomas, FL: 5* (#1)
Warren Brown, MO: 4* (#13)
Michael Mullins, FL: 3* (#40)
Danny Patrick, NJ: 3* (#54)
Chris Busing, NJ: 3* (#64)
Brent Green, NJ: 3* (#108)

Tackles:

Drew Newman, NJ: 3* (#29)
Steve Carr, PA: 3* (#39)

Guards:

Cornelius Bowser, FL: 5* (#1)
Jeremy Johnson, PA: 4* (#2)
Matt Johnson, NY: 4* (#13)
Mike Howell, CA: 3* (#18)

Centers:

Brant Daniels, MD: 3* (#14)

Defensive Ends:

Calvin Guererro, NJ: 4* (#12)
Matt Smith, PA: 3*(#24)

Defensive Tackles:

James Townsend, FL: 3* (#26)

Middle Linebackers:

Will Carter, NJ: 2* (#25)

Outside Linebackers:

John Lawrence, NJ: 4* (#16)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Austin Morton, NJ: 2* (#62)

Kickers:

Andre O'Brien, FL: 1* (#19)

Punters:

Chris Latimer, FL: 2* (#2)

Athletes:

Gordon Wright, FL: 4* (#5)
Johnny Williams, WI: 3* (#18)

Game:

Rutgers (4-1) at Miami (0-4)

Excellent game. Jefferson went 22 of 29 for 318 yards and 3 TD's.

Mills ran for 105 yards on 19 carries and had 3 touchdowns on the ground. Wright caught 6 balls for 103 yards.

Just an all-around good game from us.

Final Score: Rutgers 45, Miami 18

[damnMikeBrown]

Turn some of those RB recruits in to a FB...

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by damnMikeBrown

Turn some of those RB recruits in to a FB...

I would, but what I've found is that players lose speed, which doesn't really make sense. I'll try it out though.