The Knights Watchman

Check out this article to read about four Rutgers players who recentlyh transferred to meet up with former coach Darren Rizzi up in Rhode Island. The two biggest names of the four are QB Chris Paul-Etienne and Papajohns.com Bowl hero Rob Cervini. I actually think it makes sense for all four to go, since none were likely to get to the top of the depth chart, but I hate losing the depth that they provided. Chris Paul-Etienne in particular could have completed for the backup QB position, but I think with Lovelace and Natale coming back with more playing experience he saw the writing on the wall and wanted to go somewhere that it's possible to make an impact. I've been reading alot of mixed bag about the 2009 RU football recruiting class. The team has lost a handful of recruits over the past few months but also seems to have picked up a couple of quality guys and is in the running for some more top-ranked recruits.

Tom Luicci of The Star-Ledger has posted an interview with Rutgers' Dean Kirschner, the interim athletic director. Check out the post here . Dean Kirschner seems to have a good handle on what needs to be done as he aids in the search for a fulltime replacement for Bob Mulcahy. It's good to see that Dean Kirschner believes that the new AD should have some understanding of the Rutgers "context," though I'm not sure what that means. Does the person need to have intimate knowledge of Rutgers, or just have experience at an institution with a similar history and future outlook? Of course, having both would be best, but I'd settle for the latter. One thing I will say is that I hope that the new AD will reinstate at least some of the varsity sports that were recently eliminated, particularly the varsity status of the crew team. It seems assinine to me that the oldest varsity sport at the school was cut, especially when the school's fight song directly references t...

Just read an informative interview with Courtney Greene by Kevin Devaney, Jr. It lets you in on Greene's approach in preparing for the NFL draft. It seems Greene is working hard and focusing on all the right things. Check out the article here

The above link will take you to the Rutgers football news article regarding Kenny Britt's decision to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Scarletknights .com also has video of the press conference where Britt announced his decision. My opinion on this is that Britt certainly made the right decision. There is little left for him to accomplish as far as personal goals at the collegiate level. In addition, Rutgers will be breaking in a new starting QB next season which means it's likely that there would've been a drop in his numbers. Nothing against the current crop of RU QBs , but it's unlikely that the team will throw as much with a new QB when there are 4 running backs on the roster capable of having a 100-yard game. Also, physically, Britt has shown the maturity and make-up necessary to be successful at the next level. His performance over the past 6 games, including a few games on national TV, has put his stock at an all-time high, and that type of oppor...

The Papajohns .com bowl was the culmination of what turned out to be a feel-good story for Rutgers football. Ending the season with a quality win against a quality opponent from another big conference, was to me, a much greater victory than last year’s blowout of Ball State in the International Bowl. NC State quarterback Russell Wilson is a phenomenal talent, and I’ ve agreed with the nay- sayers who’ ve said that had Wilson been able to play the second half, Rutgers may not have one. However, the reality is that he got knocked out of the game after taking a few clean hits in succession. Also, Rutgers seemed to gain confidence on both sides of the ball as the game wore on, and there’s no saying that even with Wilson in the game, that Rutgers wouldn ’t still have made the adjustments to outscore the Wolfpack in the second half. Mike Teel played a spectacular game in his last college experience. I was among the fans who questioned the decision to continue to start him at the beginni...