The Knights Watchman

Rutgers running backs coach Lester Erb took a few minutes to meet with the press at Friday's practice. He mainly discussed the attributes of some of the running backs who have stood out in camp. Sophomore Trey Sneed has been "playing with confidence" and has "really done a good job throughout camp." True freshman Raheem Blackshear is "mature, really picks things up well...He brings a different skill set to the unit." Graduate senior Gus Edwards "can run. You wouldn't expect a guy of his size to have the speed that he does and the quickness that he does." Senior Robert Martin "has had a tremendous last couple days of camp." "He doesn't make many mental mistakes." Senior Josh Hicks "is having a good camp. He's been limited a little bit." In terms of allocating playing time, Erb said, "whoever has the hot hand has the hot hand and everyone understands that." The coa...

On Sunday, Rutgers head football coach Chris Ash took the podium for his Rutgers Media Day press conference. In what was roughly a twenty-minute update and chat with the media, he covered quite a bit of ground, shedding some light on some new faces that are making an impact, slight changes in look and strategy, and giving an updated timetable on the quarterback decision. On the overall vibe of training camp, Ash feels its been "very productive" and that Rutgers has "improved in all areas of our football team." As importantly, the "overall health is good," in the sense that there haven't been any additional significant injuries in the past week. If the team hadn't improved in all areas something would truly be amiss, so that's expected. I'm stoked to hear that the overall health of the team is good, as that could a big factor in determining the outcome of some of the competitive, but winnable games Rutgers has scheduled earl...