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08/01/22 - Adam Korsak, rSr/2023, Rutgers + More +

No disrespect to Iowa's Tory Taylor, but Rutgers' Adam Korsak goes into the season as the Big Ten's most popular and decorated punter. Hawkeye fans may remember Korsak's remarkable punting exhibition in a 30-0 Iowa win over Rutgers at Kinnick Stadium in 2019 - a clinic of downed balls inside the 5-yard line and a 47.6-yard average on 10 punts. This past season, Korsak's remarkable leg led to Rutgers setting an NCAA record for net punting average, at 45.34 yards per attempt. He has gone an amazing 129 straight punts without a touchback. Like Taylor, Korsak grew up in Australia kicking balls to friends because that's how you pass and score in Australian rules football - by kicking. That's where the amazing control on punts comes from. "So how you might have grown up throwing a baseball or football, we grow up punting the ball 20 yards back and forth with our friends or our dad or whoever," Korsak said. "So it's built into us, it's very natural." Korsak and Taylor are good friends. They met at Prokick, an Australian academy that trains American punters.

Taylor sent a question through a reporter to ask Korsak who has the second-best hair among Big Ten punters. "So Jesse Mirco (of Ohio State) is first and Tory's third then," Korsak said with an Aussie accent and a winning smile. "What I would say, Tory. I wake up and this is my hair. I hide the grays, but I don't go out and get a perm. You can tell him that." Jokes aside, Korsak and Taylor respect each other greatly and will see each other this year when Iowa travels to Rutgers on Sept. 24. Taylor is no slouch himself, of course - first-team all-Big Ten punter in 2020 and averaged 46.1 yards per punt last season. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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07/30/22 - Reggie Sutton, rSr/2025, Rutgers + More +

Rutgers may be without its top offensive lineman for longer than expected. After suffering a devastating knee injury in practice last fall, senior Reggie Sutton will be a "long shot" to play in 2022, coach Greg Schiano said Wednesday during the Big Ten's media event at Lucas Oil Stadium. "I can't predict the future, but he's going to be a long shot for this year," Schiano said. "Hopefully he can come back for 2023." The injury occurred Sept. 22, three days before the Scarlet Knights played at eventual Big Ten champion Michigan. The Maryland native, who has one year of eligibility remaining, had started 12 straight games at the time and settled in at right guard as Rutgers' top performer in the trenches. Schiano called it a "terrible" knee injury, adding he "tore every three-letter ligament". - Star Ledger

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OG Reggie Sutton, Rutgers
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07/30/22 - Adam Korsak, rSr/2023, Rutgers + More +

2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Adam Korsak - Rutgers,...Korsak (6-2, 185) prepped at Maribyrnong College, where he competed in Australian rules football, cricket and golf ... a four-time state representative in Australian football and cricket ... a state selection in golf during the 2012-13 season ... a national representative in cricket from 2013-14 ... played midfielder in Australian football ... trained with former NFL punter Nathan Chapman and former NFL kicker John Smith at ProKick Australia. Rutgers career totals - 274 punts, 43.825 average with 49 punts at least 50 yards and , only five touchbacks. Started as Rutgers punter in sophomore year (2018) and was put on Ray Guy watch list in October of that year. That year he had best net punt mark in school history at 40.1 yards in first season playing football at any level. Began 2019 on Guy watch list, led the Big Ten, ranked 15th nationally and reset the Rutgers school record for the second-straight year with a net punt of 41.5 yards. - Rutgers Football

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07/29/22 - Drew Singleton, rSr/2022, Rutgers + More +

Rutgers is seeking a huge boost in a beat-up position group in what could be a test case for the future of college football. Linebacker Drew Singleton, who planned to forgo his final year of eligibility to pursue a professional career this offseason, is pursuing a waiver to return to Piscataway for the 2022 season, Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano said Wednesday at Big Ten Media Days. The former Paramus Catholic star's initial application for reinstatement was denied by the NCAA, which was expected, Schiano said. Singleton and Rutgers are appealing the decision. There is no definitive timeline on when they'll hear back. "What was the grand total of what he took? He took training expenses from an agent. And you're not going to let this guy (come back)?" Schiano said. "Here's a guy that wants to come back, provide for his family, he wants to get his master's. He has an opportunity to do that. He's an inner-city Newark kid. And we're going to deny him that right? I hope not. I hope that cooler minds prevail and he's granted this year. He paid the money back immediately. When he decided he was going to come back, he paid the money back." Singleton planned to forgo his final year of eligibility following the 2021 season.

After Rutgers' regular season ended with a 5-7 record and no bowl bid, he began the process of preparing for the NFL Draft, signing with an agent. Then the Scarlet Knights received a last-second bid to the Gator Bowl. While other NFL prospects like Bo Melton and Isaih Pacheco understandably decided to forgo the game to avoid risking injury, Singleton elected to play in the game with just eight days notice. He went on to hurt his ankle in the game, significantly impacting his draft prep, which he "began in a (walking) boot." - Star Ledger

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OLB Drew Singleton, Rutgers
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07/29/22 - Noah Vedral, rSr/2024, Rutgers + More +

With training camp starting next week, Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said he's treating this year's quarterback competition like a job interview. All three candidates - Noah Vedral, Gavin Wimsatt and Evan Simon - could land the job when the Scarlet Knights open the season Sept. 3 at Boston College, Schiano said Wednesday at the Big Ten's media day event. "The one thing I've learned about quarterback competitions is you have to let it happen," Schiano said. "It's the same thing as interviewing. Early in my career, I made the mistake of hiring people sometimes because I predetermined this was the best guy. (In that case), don't interview all the rest of them because you're wasting everybody's time. We're going through the process."

Schiano did not rule out the possibility of playing multiple quarterbacks like Rutgers deployed last year in the Gator Bowl. "I understand if you have a guy is clearly above the rest of them, you roll it," Schiano said. "But more than one guy can play, absolutely." Last season, Vedral started all 13 games and passed for 1,823 yards and threw seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Wahoo, Nebraska returns for a sixth year of eligibility and has appeared in 35 games at three schools - Rutgers, Nebraska and Central Florida. At times, the Rutgers offense struggled under Vedral's direction, and the Scarlet Knights ended up ranked in the bottom two of the Big Ten in scoring and passing yards per game. - Star Ledger

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QB Noah Vedral, Rutgers
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07/29/22 - Johnny Langan, rSr/2024, Rutgers + More +

What's next for Johnny Langan? The Bergen Catholic product has had a wild ride since joining the Scarlet Knights after transferring to Boston College. From the starting quarterback in 2019 to now a full-time tight end, Langan has continuously flashed his versatility within the offense. Langan is a good pass catcher, a solid blocker and physical runner. He's developed into a consistent, reliable and formidable all-around tight end. He showed a lot of that growth last season, capped off by an impressive performance in the Gator Bowl that earned him team MVP honors. Now it'll be interesting to see what "Johnny Offense" can bring in 2022. One thing is clear: He's become a real weapon for Rutgers and a go-to option for whoever's at quarterback. - Asbury Park Press

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07/28/22 - Adam Korsak, rSr/2023, Rutgers + More +

2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Adam Korsak - Rutgers,...Named Second Team All-America in 2021 by the Associated Press, FWAA, Phil Steele and Walter Camp, Korsak helped the Scarlet Knights to a net punting average of 45.25 yards to set a new NCAA record. He became the first Scarlet Knight to place in the top-three for a national on-field award since 2007. Opponents had a return of less than four yards 69-of-72 attempts, with 65 times recording a zero or negative return.

In addition, Korsak pinned 38 inside the 20 with 16 settling at the 10 or closer and four times stopping a punt at the 1-yard line. He boomed 19 at least 50 yards on the way to setting a new program record with a 45.8 average, recording zero touchbacks. The two-time team captain has posted 124 consecutive attempts without a touchback dating back to 2019 and was voted First Team All-Big Ten in the coaches' vote. Korsak additionally holds the Rutgers records for career punting yards (12,021), career punts (274) and longest punt (79 yards). - Rutgers Football

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07/18/22 - Brandon Sanders, rSr/2023, Rutgers + More +

The Rutgers wide receiver room has lost a contributor. Senior wideout Brandon Sanders, who spent the 2021 season with the Scarlet Knights and had another year of eligibility available, announced his medical retirement from football Thursday on Instagram. "After many talks with God, my family and support staff, I have decided to medically retire from the game of football," Sanders wrote. "I am forever grateful for everyone who has guided me, taught me and believed in me along my journey these last 17 years." Sanders featured in 10 games -- including three starts -- for Rutgers during the 2021 season.

He was the Scarlet Knights' fourth-leading receiver, catching 16 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown. His best performance came against Delaware, when he caught three passes for 84 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown reception. Sanders spent his first three seasons of college football at Bucknell, hauling in 23 receptions for 264 yards and two touchdowns as a junior during the 2021 spring season, earning All-Patriot League honors for a second straight campaign. Sanders was a force at the FCS level, tallying 125 receptions for 1,310 yards and five touchdowns in 23 games over three seasons. - Star Ledger

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WR Brandon Sanders, Rutgers
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07/17/22 - Adam Korsak, rSr/2023, Rutgers + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: P Adam Korsak (Rutgers),...In 2021 Korsack played in all 13 games ... broke the school record for the fourth-straight year and set an NCAA record with a net punt of 45.25 ... selected Second Team All-America by Walter Camp (12/9), the Football Writers Association of America (12/10), Associated Press (12/13) and Phil Steele (12/21) for the highest national honors for a Scarlet Knight since 2012 and highest ever by a RU punter ... voted a Ray Guy Award finalist (11/23), winning the fan vote, to become the first Scarlet Knight to place in the top-three for a national on-field award since 2007 ... named First Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Phil Steele, to the second team by the Associated Press, to the third team in the media vote... claimed a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/14) for the third time.

Named winner of the Homer Hazel Award and MVP - Special Teams at the team banquet (12/12) ... earned Ray Guy Punter of the Week three times, Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week twice and to the Ray's 8 on five occasions ... recorded no touchbacks to increase streak to 124 consecutive attempts out of the end zone dating back to 2019 ... punted 72 times with 38 downed inside the 20, 16 settling at the 10 or closer, eight at the five or closer and four times stopping a punt at the 1-yard line ... opponents were held to 41 return yards with a return of less than four yards 69 times, including 65 attempts recording a zero or negative return ... totaled 29 fair catches ... starting field position for opponent averaged to the own 22-yard line ... established a new Rutgers record with a 45.82 average, topping the previous high of 44.4 ... launched 19 punts at least 50 yards, with 11 traveling 55 or more yards and three over 60 - Rutgers Football

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P Adam Korsak, Rutgers
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07/01/22 - Noah Vedral, rSr/2024, Rutgers + More +

"The game is played on 120 yards of grass, and it takes one step (to change a play), which is one of the coolest parts of football," Noah Vedral says, explaining his thinking while reading a defensive end before snapping the ball on a crucial third-down play against Illinois. "There are so many parts of football, and that's one. Look at the space on the screen and we're talking about which foot he's taking his first step with." Whenever he hangs his cleats up for good, Vedral aspires to be a coach leading film sessions just like this, only to a group of actual football players instead. His immediate goal is to coach quarterbacks "at the college level or higher," with the aspirations of eventually becoming a college offensive coordinator and one day running his own program as a head coach.

That journey has no definitive start time. Vedral would "love" to play professionally, which would delay his coaching career, but he will not "chase that to exhaustion" if he does not believe professional football is within the realm of possibility. Whether he receives any opportunities will come down to how the two-year starter does in his final season of college football this fall, a process that begins in August with a training camp battle against hotshot freshman quarterback Gavin Wimsatt, the highest-ranked QB recruit in program history. Less cloudy is how Vedral came to the conclusion he wants to be a coach. It is a natural fit for the member of a football family that includes a legendary high school coach in his native Wahoo, Nebraska, and numerous former players for their home state Huskers, but it was not exactly preordained. While he always planned on being around football after he was done playing, Vedral said he did not know in what capacity until recently. - Star Ledger

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QB Noah Vedral, Rutgers
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06/15/22 - Mohamed Toure, rSr/2025, Rutgers + More +

Mohamed Toure is officially out for the fall. Speaking to reporters at his charity golf outing in Bedminster on Monday, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano confirmed that the fourth-year defensive end will miss the 2022 season after having surgery to repair an injury he suffered during spring camp. "Mo had surgery, so he is going to be out for the year," Schiano said. "Which is sad but he's going to rehab, he's got a tremendous attitude and we'll see him in 2023." Suspected in the moment and now confirmed, the injury is a devastating blow to a Rutgers defense that lost another linebacker for the year when four-star freshman Moses Walker tore an ACL in practice in the spring.

Toure, who led the Scarlet Knights with 4.5 sacks in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, was poised to be a key piece on a promising defensive line. The unit brings back veteran defensive tackles Mayan Ahanotu and Ifeanyi Maijeh and emerging young players like Aaron Lewis, Kyonte Hamilton and Cam'Ron Stewart while adding highly-touted defensive end prospects Q'yaeir Price and Kenny Fletcher from its 2022 recruiting class. - Star Ledger

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ILB Mohamed Toure, Rutgers
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05/26/22 - Adam Korsak, rSr/2023, Rutgers + More +

Following the successful recruitment of All-American punter Adam Korsak, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will once again lean on the international pipeline to bolster its special teams units. Latest additions to the Rutgers roster include a place kicker from Derry, Ireland, and another Australian punter, who arrives from the same program as Korsak. Korsak returns for his final season after a record-setting season last fall to mentor Flynn Appleby, a standout from the Australian Football League. Jude McAtamney arrives at Rutgers with two years of eligibility remaining after transferring from Chowan University, a Division 2 program in North Carolina. McAtamney told The Irish News he chasing the American Dream - the one that requires shoulder pads and helmets. - Star Ledger

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P Adam Korsak, Rutgers
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05/07/22 - Tyreem Powell, rSr/2025, Rutgers + More +

Poised for a 2022 standout season: LB Tyreem Powell, sophomore. He's in line to become a full-time starter after an impressive 2021. He played in all 13 games and was pressed into three starts because of a run of injuries. He finished with 20 tackles, three interceptions and a fumble recovery. - AP College Football

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OLB Tyreem Powell, Rutgers
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05/06/22 - Taj Harris, rSr/2024, Rutgers + More +

Rutgers has to replace Bo Melton, now a Seattle Seahawk, but this position group is arguably deeper than it has been in a while. Syracuse transfer Taj Harris made a big impression in the spring game, finishing with five catches for 49 yards and a touchdown. The Palmyra product made some tough plays and clearly showed that he could be poised to be Rutgers' top receiver. He's a dynamic weapon. Sean Ryan also played well with four catches for 48 yards. Add in Aron Cruickshank, who's recovering from an injury, Shameen Jones, Isaiah Washington, Brandon Sanders and young players like Rashad Rochelle and Max Patterson, and this could be a formidable group with speed and athleticism. - Asbury Park Press

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WR Taj Harris, Rutgers
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04/29/22 - Max Melton, rJr/2024, Rutgers + More +

The third-year defensive back was one of the best players on the field. Melton finished with five tackles and one pass break-up. The 6-foot, 190-pound Melton made several nice plays and delivered some hard hits. Melton last season finished with 28 tackles (two for loss) with a team-leading three interceptions in 10 games. A Cedar Creek product, Melton was a lockdown cornerback. He's emerged as one of the most formidable defensive backs in the Big Ten. - Asbury Park Press

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