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11/21/22 - Eric ONeill, rSr/2026, Rutgers + More +

NOV 21 NEC FOOTBALL PRIME PERFORMER: Eric O'Neill, LIU (DE, R-Fr.),...O'Neill, who also garnered NEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season, had 14 sacks to pace the Sharks. Registering the most tackles for loss (5.5) and the second-most sacks (3.5) by a NEC player in a game this season, the redshirt-freshman had sacks on consecutive plays to stymie Sacred Heart's final drive. - NEC Football

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DE Eric ONeill, Rutgers
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11/21/22 - Eric ONeill, rSr/2026, Rutgers + More +

NOV 21 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eric O'Neill, Long Island, Defensive Back, R-Fr., 6-3, 240 lbs., Staten Island, NY/Paramus Catholic, Week 12 Stats: 14 tackles (9 solo), 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 FF,...O'Neill, a defensive end from Staten Island, NY, capped off a career day by delivering a pair of game-saving stops to help LIU extend its season-ending four-game winning streak to four with a 37-34 victory at Sacred Heart. The redshirt-freshman had sacks on consecutive plays in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter to stave off the Pioneers, who scored 24-unanswered to pull within three, on their final drive. Teaming up with Carson Binder to take down quarterback Cabe Pribula and the Pios' back to the Sharks' 47-yard line, O'Neill stuck another sack and forced a fumble on a Sacred Heart fourth down to seal the win. He also stopped a fourth-and-goal rush from the LIU one-yard line to turn the ball back to the Sharks' offense in the first quarter. He was a nightmare for Sacred Heart's offense, racking up 14 tackles, including nine solo. In addition, his 5.5 tackles for loss were the most in a game by an NEC player this season, while his 3.5 sacks marked the second-best performance in the circuit. - NEC Football

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DE Eric ONeill, Rutgers
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11/21/22 - Eric ONeill, rSr/2026, Rutgers + More +

NOV 21 FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eric O'Neill, LIU, DE, 6-3, 240, R-Fr., Staten Island, New York,...O'Neill proved to be a nightmare for Sacred Heart's offense, collecting a game-high 14 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks while also forcing a fumble in LIU's 37-34 victory - the Sharks' fourth straight to end the Northeast Conference season. The tackles behind the line of scrimmage totaled 20 yards. The fumble occurred on a sack that ended Sacred Heart's final drive near midfield with just under two minutes remaining. Honorable Mention: Major Bowden, RS, Lamar; Jayden Brown, RB, Gardner-Webb; Micah Davey, LB, McNeese; Jake Gerardi, P, Southern Utah; Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Jackson State; Ruben Lopez, S, San Diego; Hayward McQueen III, LB, Western Carolina. - STATS FCS Football

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DE Eric ONeill, Rutgers
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11/19/22 - Dymere Miller, rSr/2025, Rutgers + More +

Enzo Arjona threw a 72-yard scoring pass to Dymere Miller with 7:32 remaining and the play served as the game-winning score and Monmouth beat Stony Brook 24-21 on Saturday. The play occurred within a minute of the Seawolves taking a 21-17 advantage when Daron Bryden threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Ross Tallarico. Jaden Shirden ran for 155 yards for Monmouth. Tallarico ran for 120 yards with a touchdown rushing. Monmouth (5-6, 3-5 Northeast Conference) ended a four-game losing streak to wrap up the year while Stony Brook (2-9, 1-7) ended losing three of four. - AP College Football

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WR Dymere Miller, Rutgers
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11/11/22 - Eric ONeill, rSr/2026, Rutgers + More +

NOV 7 NEC FOOTBALL PRIME PERFORMER: Eric O'Neill, LIU (DE, R-Fr.),...O'Neill is an NEC Prime Performer for the second time in as many weeks after he registered seven tackles, including five solo and 2.5 tackles for loss, in LIU's win against Central Connecticut. The redshirt-freshman defensive end added one forced fumble and four quarterback hurries. - NEC Football

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DE Eric ONeill, Rutgers
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11/11/22 - Eric ONeill, rSr/2026, Rutgers + More +

OCT 31 NEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eric O'Neill, Long Island, Defensive End, R-Fr., 6-3, 240 lbs., Staten Island, NY/Paramus Catholic, Week 9 Stats: 9 tackles (7 solo), 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks,...O'Neill put up big-time numbers in LIU's first win of the season, a 50-48 double overtime victory at Duquense on Saturday. The redshirt-freshman tallied a career-high nine tackles, including seven solo stops. In addition, O'Neill registered the most tackles for loss by a NEC player in a single game this season after sticking 5.0, while his 2.5 sacks were the third-most in a contest. This is the defensive end's first career NEC Defensive Player of the Week honor. - NEC Football

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DE Eric ONeill, Rutgers
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11/11/22 - Eric ONeill, rSr/2026, Rutgers + More +

OCT 31 NEC FOOTBALL PRIME PERFORMER: Eric O'Neill, LIU (DE, R-Fr.),...O'Neill recorded nine tackles - including seven solo stops - and 2.5 sacks to help LIU earn its first win of the season at Duquesne. The redshirt-freshman defensive end's 5.0 tackles for loss are the most for a NEC player in a game this season. O'Neill was also named the NEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. - NEC Football

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DE Eric ONeill, Rutgers
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10/29/22 - Samuel Brown V, Sr/2026, Rutgers + More +

Rutgers running back Samuel Brown V will have season-ending surgery on an injured foot, cutting short a promising freshman year. Brown was hurt late in his breakout game last week, when his 28 carries were the most by a Scarlet Knights player since 2014. The native of Philadelphia had 101 yards in the win over Indiana. Kyle Monangai returned to the lead role in the backfield and had just 29 yards on seven attempts in a 31-0 loss at Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. NJ Advance Media reported before kickoff that Brown will miss the rest of the season, and Rutgers coach Greg Schiano announced after the game that he will have a procedure done next week. - AP College Football

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RB Samuel Brown V, Rutgers
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10/25/22 - Naseim Brantley, rSr/2025, Rutgers + More +

OCT 24 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: WR Naseim Brantley, Western Illinois - Brantley found his way into the endzone two more times this season for the Leathernecks, catching touchdown passes of 25 and five yards. Brantley had five receptions for 66 yards. - Missouri Valley Football

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WR Naseim Brantley, Rutgers
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10/22/22 - Samuel Brown V, Sr/2026, Rutgers + More +

Samuel Brown V had a career-high 101 yards rushing and a touchdown and Noah Vedral threw for 113 yards and a touchdown as Rutgers rallied past Indiana 24-17 on Saturday. Rutgers (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) snapped a 21-game conference home losing streak, last winning a conference home game in 2017 against Maryland. It was the longest home conference game losing streak in Big Ten history. Indiana (3-5, 1-4 Big Ten) opened the game with a 93-yard touchdown return on the kickoff as Jaylin Lucas went untouched to put the Hoosiers up 7-0. The fast-paced Indiana offense moved right down the field on its first drive of the game. Quarterback Connor Bazelak capped off the 11-play, 91-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown run to give Indiana the 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. He was 23 of 41 for 210 yards and a late interception.

Rutgers responded with a 11-play, 86-yard drive. Vedral's pitch and catch to Sean Ryan cut the Indiana lead to 14-7 with 9:53 left in the first half. The transfer from West Virginia had three catches on the drive after just nine on the season. Rutgers offense was operating under Nunzio Campanile, who is serving as interim offensive coordinator after Sean Gleeason was fired following Rutgers' loss to Nebraska. With the change and the bye week, the offense responded despite being put in an early hole. Rutgers defense, which came into the game ranked eight nationally in rushing defense (91.7 yards per game) and 10th in overall defense (285.8 yards per game), tightened up to keep the game in reach at half. After giving up 143 yards in the first quarter, Rutgers only gave up 129 yards in the remaining three quarters. - Rutgers/AP College Football

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RB Samuel Brown V, Rutgers
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10/18/22 - Naseim Brantley, rSr/2025, Rutgers + More +

SEPT 5 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: WR Naseim Brantley, Western Illinois, 6-4, 200, Gr. (Farmingdale, N.J./Sacred Heart/Howell H.S.),...Making his Leatherneck debut, Brantley had a big night for Western Illinois in the season opener at UT Martin. He had six catches for 171 yards as well as touchdown catches of 51, 44 and 32 yard. Brantley also became the first Leatherneck with at least three receiving touchdowns in a game since Jaelon Acklin had three against South Dakota in 2017. His 171 yards receiving made him the first WIU receiver to have over 150 receiving yards since Dennis Houston had 175 against Eastern Washington last year. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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WR Naseim Brantley, Rutgers
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10/09/22 - Aron Cruickshank, rSr/2023, Rutgers + More +

Rutgers fired offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson on Sunday, two days after the team's third straight Big Ten loss. Head coach Greg Schiano announced the move, which comes following the sixth game of Gleeson's third season with the Scarlet Knights (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten). The Rutgers offense has struggled this season. The team ranks No. 108 in total offense (334 yards per game), No. 104 in scoring offense (22.8 PPG) and No. 118 in team passing efficiency.

Rutgers lost to Nebraska (3-3, 2-1) 14-13 on Friday night, mustering 85 total yards and no points in the second half. "This was a difficult decision, but I believe it is in the best interest of our program to make a change at offensive coordinator," Schiano said in a statement. "I want to thank Sean for his hard work and wish him and his family all the best in their future endeavors." Schiano was scheduled to address the media later Sunday. "We are going to have to really examine everything we are doing, why we are doing it and who is doing it and when they are doing it," Schiano said after Friday's loss. "That's going to take some time, but we have the bye week to do it. We have a lot of football ahead of us." Tight ends coach Nunzio Campanile will serve as the interim offensive coordinator. Campanile served as the interim head coach at Rutgers between Schiano's hire and his predecessor Chris Ash's firing. Schiano hired Gleeson as his first offensive coordinator in his second stint at the school. Rutgers has the week off before hosting Indiana (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) on Saturday, Oct. 22. - AP College Football

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WR Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers
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10/07/22 - Drew Singleton, rSr/2022, Rutgers + More +

Drew Singleton's college football career is officially over. The NCAA denied the Rutgers linebacker's third and final appeal for reinstatement this week, meaning any chance of him using his last year of eligibility during the 2022 season is gone. Singleton's initial application for reinstatement after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft was denied in the summer, as was the appeal he filed shortly after. Following the second denial, Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano said that there was "a last step" and that Rutgers was "really going to try" through that avenue.

This week, the NCAA ruled against them one last time. "I am deeply disappointed in the NCAA's decision to deny Drew Singleton the opportunity to return this season and use his final year of eligibility," Schiano said in a statement obtained by NJ Advance Media. "There were clearly extenuating circumstances presented after Drew came back to play in our bowl game. He embodies what it means to be a student-athlete here at Rutgers." Singleton echoed the sentiments. "I'd like to thank Coach Schiano, our compliance department, (Big Ten) Commissioner (Kevin) Warren, my teammates and family for their support," Singleton said in the statement. "This has been an extremely difficult process and I am disappointed that I will not be able to use my final year of eligibility to return to play with my teammates and obtain a master's degree in Labor Management and Employee Relations." - Star Ledger

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OLB Drew Singleton, Rutgers
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09/10/22 - Johnny Langan, rSr/2024, Rutgers + More +

Tight end Johnny Langan threw and caught a touchdown pass as Rutgers rolled to a 66-7 rout of Wagner on Saturday. Highly-touted recruit Gavin Wimsatt made his first career start at quarterback, but Rutgers coach Greg Schiano continued to jockey the position between the redshirt freshman and third-year sophomore Evan Simon. Veteran signal caller Noah Vedral remained out with an upper-body injury. "They both did some really good things. I think there's some things that we've really got to get better, fast, because time is our enemy right now," Schiano said. "Now we have two tapes to teach from, two game tapes, and we'll do a lot of things with cut ups and putting those games together and showing them." After Wagner opened the game with a 31-yard pass play, Rutgers' defense tightened and stopped the Seahawks on fourth-and-4. Rutgers proceeded to go down the field on an 11-play, 62-yard drive spanning 4:27, capped by a Kyle Monangai 2-yard touchdown run to take an early lead. Simon later threw a 40-yard touchdown pass, Wimsatt added a 41-yarder and Langan, a former quarterback, connected with Isaiah Washington on a 43-yard touchdown pass as the Scarlet Knights (2-0) scored on their first four possessions. - Rutgers/AP College Football

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FB Johnny Langan, Rutgers
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09/05/22 - Eric Rogers, rSr/2025, Rutgers + More +

SEPT 5 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eric Rogers, NIU, Cornerback, Sophomore, Burlington, NJ (Burlington Township HS),...Cornerback Eric Rogers became the first Huskie to record two interceptions in a game since 2018 with a pair of picks in NIU's win over Eastern Illinois. His first INT came at the EIU 35-yard line and set up a Huskie TD two plays later. His second INT came on the Panthers' next drive with an interception at the NIU two-yard line to stop the Panthers. Rogers, who missed the last nine games of last season due to injury, is the first Huskie with two INTs in a game since Jalen McKie versus Akron on 11-1-18. - MAC Football

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