Despite Ben Mauk’s umpteenth appeal moving forward, Dustin Grutza will start against Eastern Kentucky.
UConn depth chart notes.
How good can Hunter Cantwell be for Louisville?
Pittsburgh is moving to a smaller OL this year – something that RU fans should be very familiar with. Were their key camp questions answered?
Mike Ford is moving up USF’s depth chart.
Syracuse has its depth chart in place.
Has West Virginia found the next Owen Schmitt?
Categories: Big East Conference
Reminder: Bleed Scarlet is still on vacation. This update was prepared over the weekend.
Courtney Greene said that this year’s training camp had the “most chaos” of his tenure.
“I think Coach brings a lot of adversity to our team and that’s something we needed with the young guys needing to step up and play,” Greene added. “I think it was the best one we’ve had since I’ve been here, with guys getting along, acting like they wanted to be here. You didn’t hear anybody saying, “Oh, this camp is too long.’ We just practiced hard everyday and got better.”
Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel agreed, calling it “the hardest training camp I’ve been through in my tenure.”
The team celebrated the end of camp with a trip to the pool.
Shamar Graves has earned the #2 TE job.
Aditi’s thoughts are sunny as usual.
all my years on the beat, I have never seen Greg Schiano so genuinely pleased with so much of his team. One of my fabulous readers mentioned that my writing doesn’t seem to indicate the same anxiety over a still un-named tailback that last year’s did over the lack of a tight end, or punter, or brand new center. And he’s totally right – I actively remember Greg being angry that no tight end was stepping up. There’s nothing like that at all this year. And he said it himself.
Meet Fresno State’s one-two punch at tailback.
Preparations for Fresno State are underway. Prepare to wince as you read about Anthony Davis’s back problems.
Categories: Rutgers Football
Special thanks to The Bulldog Bounce for answering our questions. My Rutgers Q&A should be running there soon. Remember, we’ll be doing another one of these soon with Tar Heel Fan, and hopefully more will be on the way during BE season. Rutgers fans will be sure to note the myriad of similarities between the two programs. Fresno State is a quality team with great fans, so be sure to root for them the rest of the season.
Q: Fresno State has had many good teams during the past few seasons. How does the ‘08 squad stack up?
A: The ‘08 squad is a little bit different. Every year it seems like the ‘Dogs are loaded with star talent and NFL prospects. That was until last season, when it seemed to shift to more of a team and togetherness theme. The ‘Dogs have always been known for playing as a team, but last year didn’t have as many big-name players as in past years to rely on (Marcus McCauley, Richard Marshall, James Sanders, Logan Mankins, Dwayne Wright, Paul Pinegar, Paul Williams, Alan Harper, David Carr, Bernard Berrian, etc.). Those pro prospects are here, the difference is most of them are underclassmen now besides QB Tom Brandstater and TE Bear Pascoe. Coming off a 9-4 year with a plethora of starters back, this could be the most high-powered offense in school history. The 2001 team behind David Carr was basically unstoppable, but didn’t have anywhere remotely near the running game this year’s team has. And, it didn’t have anyone like Pascoe. Defensively though, this team is much less proven and star-studded than the ‘Dogs teams of 2001 and 2005, which I would consider two of the best ever.
Categories: Rutgers Football
