http://radio.cbssports.com/2016/08/...is-this-the-year-michigan-returns-to-the-top/
Of course we are picked last. PSU is picked as a sleeper, and Indiana, Maryland and RU are in the rest category
Overall, the take on us is not too bad, but the national press seems to be unaware of Zach Allen.
Rutgers, like Maryland, made a coaching change this offseason as out goes Kyle Flood and in comes Chris Ash from Ohio State. The good news for him is that they bring back 16 returning starters. Offensively, Ash has a couple of different options at QB with top passer Chris Laviano and back-up Hayden Rettig coming back with redshirt-freshman Giovanni Rescigno and true freshman Tylin Odin pushing for time. The signal caller (whoever that may be) gets the benefit of an offensive line returning all but one starter and the top two running backs (Robert Martin/Josh Hicks) are back. They lose top receiver Leonte Caroo but return all of the rest of their receiving leaders.
On defense, the line gets tackle Darius Hamilton back from injury and loses just one starter. Linebacker is a question as there will be three new starters with all of last year’s group moving on. The secondary loses just safety Davon Jacobs.
There seems like a lot of hope here for the Knights, right? Yeah, problem is, the schedule is brutal. Rutgers plays Washington, Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State all on the road and draw Iowa (at home) from the West. Rebuild Year 1 could be a tough one despite the returning experience in Piscataway.
Toughest Games: @ Washington (9/3), vs Iowa (9/24), @ Ohio State (10/1), @ Michigan (10/8), @ Michigan State (11/12), vs Penn State (11/19)
Of course we are picked last. PSU is picked as a sleeper, and Indiana, Maryland and RU are in the rest category
Overall, the take on us is not too bad, but the national press seems to be unaware of Zach Allen.
Rutgers, like Maryland, made a coaching change this offseason as out goes Kyle Flood and in comes Chris Ash from Ohio State. The good news for him is that they bring back 16 returning starters. Offensively, Ash has a couple of different options at QB with top passer Chris Laviano and back-up Hayden Rettig coming back with redshirt-freshman Giovanni Rescigno and true freshman Tylin Odin pushing for time. The signal caller (whoever that may be) gets the benefit of an offensive line returning all but one starter and the top two running backs (Robert Martin/Josh Hicks) are back. They lose top receiver Leonte Caroo but return all of the rest of their receiving leaders.
On defense, the line gets tackle Darius Hamilton back from injury and loses just one starter. Linebacker is a question as there will be three new starters with all of last year’s group moving on. The secondary loses just safety Davon Jacobs.
There seems like a lot of hope here for the Knights, right? Yeah, problem is, the schedule is brutal. Rutgers plays Washington, Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State all on the road and draw Iowa (at home) from the West. Rebuild Year 1 could be a tough one despite the returning experience in Piscataway.
Toughest Games: @ Washington (9/3), vs Iowa (9/24), @ Ohio State (10/1), @ Michigan (10/8), @ Michigan State (11/12), vs Penn State (11/19)
