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Since 2005, Rutgers has started 6, 5, 8, 9, 11, 8, 4, 5, 4, 8, 6, 6, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, and 4 white athletes. In 2022, they project to start just 3 - yet another all-time low for the program that played the first-ever college football game in 1869.
Greg Schiano will enter the fourth season of his second stint with the Scarlet Knights. Schiano is a bit of a hometown hero, especially for coaching Rutgers to an 11-2 record back in 2006. Schiano took a pay cut to re-join his sentimental favorite, distributing some of his salary allocation to the budget for assistant coaches. I remember being impressed with accounts of his interview, where he'd brought a dossier of 100+ players he wanted Rutgers to target from the transfer portal. For what it's worth, the school paid his price and has poured more money than ever into the program, "investing" in media campaigns, promotions, and halftime shows to bring a new spotlight to its football team.
However, looking at this roster, Schiano's current run of futility simply isn't a cause for sympathy. He has no interest in unearthing another 'hidden gem' like prolific former running back Brian Leonard. Schiano could drive down to the beaches of Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights, and Wildwood and pluck the biggest fist-pumping guido meatheads for his team. Instead, he prioritizes the ghetto blacks from Camden, Trenton, and Jersey City that have been sanitized by high school scholarships at the local Catholic private schools. New Jersey is one of those states where half of the high school playoff teams are "white," but you'd never know that from Rutgers' offer lists.
On the field, I've been complimentary of Johnny Langan for a few years now. He starts the year on the Mackey Award (top TE) watch list, although I'm afraid that's wishful thinking. After losing a quarterback battle as a redshirt freshman, Langan has become a jackknife player who can pass, run, and catch (he logged touchdowns at all three levels last season). He has the selfless attitude of "anything for the team" that is typical of many white players; I will once again key in on his name when looking at the box score.
The Rutgers black quarterback is former four-star recruit Gavin Wimsatt, now a redshirt sophomore. He was rated highly for his "athleticism" but hasn't shown any signs of being even a decent passer at the college level. If he gets injured or keeps throwing interceptions, Evan Simon could take over duties. Rutgers usually ends up burning through a few different quarterbacks during any given season.
Apart from the tight ends and offensive linemen, most of the backups listed below aren't in line for any significant playing time outside of special teams.
Starters:
TE: Johnny Langan
OG: Mike Ciaffoni
OT: Tyler Needham
Backups:
QB: Evan Simon
WR: Christian Dremel, Gunnison Bloodgood
TE: Victor Konopka, Mike Higgins, Evan Ward, Logan Blake
OL: Gus Zilinskas, Bryan Felter, Nick Ciaffoni, Joe De Croce
DL: Sean Cooper
DB: Joe Lusardi, Timmy Ward
Greg Schiano will enter the fourth season of his second stint with the Scarlet Knights. Schiano is a bit of a hometown hero, especially for coaching Rutgers to an 11-2 record back in 2006. Schiano took a pay cut to re-join his sentimental favorite, distributing some of his salary allocation to the budget for assistant coaches. I remember being impressed with accounts of his interview, where he'd brought a dossier of 100+ players he wanted Rutgers to target from the transfer portal. For what it's worth, the school paid his price and has poured more money than ever into the program, "investing" in media campaigns, promotions, and halftime shows to bring a new spotlight to its football team.
However, looking at this roster, Schiano's current run of futility simply isn't a cause for sympathy. He has no interest in unearthing another 'hidden gem' like prolific former running back Brian Leonard. Schiano could drive down to the beaches of Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights, and Wildwood and pluck the biggest fist-pumping guido meatheads for his team. Instead, he prioritizes the ghetto blacks from Camden, Trenton, and Jersey City that have been sanitized by high school scholarships at the local Catholic private schools. New Jersey is one of those states where half of the high school playoff teams are "white," but you'd never know that from Rutgers' offer lists.
On the field, I've been complimentary of Johnny Langan for a few years now. He starts the year on the Mackey Award (top TE) watch list, although I'm afraid that's wishful thinking. After losing a quarterback battle as a redshirt freshman, Langan has become a jackknife player who can pass, run, and catch (he logged touchdowns at all three levels last season). He has the selfless attitude of "anything for the team" that is typical of many white players; I will once again key in on his name when looking at the box score.
The Rutgers black quarterback is former four-star recruit Gavin Wimsatt, now a redshirt sophomore. He was rated highly for his "athleticism" but hasn't shown any signs of being even a decent passer at the college level. If he gets injured or keeps throwing interceptions, Evan Simon could take over duties. Rutgers usually ends up burning through a few different quarterbacks during any given season.
Apart from the tight ends and offensive linemen, most of the backups listed below aren't in line for any significant playing time outside of special teams.
Starters:
TE: Johnny Langan
OG: Mike Ciaffoni
OT: Tyler Needham
Backups:
QB: Evan Simon
WR: Christian Dremel, Gunnison Bloodgood
TE: Victor Konopka, Mike Higgins, Evan Ward, Logan Blake
OL: Gus Zilinskas, Bryan Felter, Nick Ciaffoni, Joe De Croce
DL: Sean Cooper
DB: Joe Lusardi, Timmy Ward
