THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME

EIGHT NEW FACTS ABOUT NEW JERSEY​

1. New Jersey has 108 toxic waste dumps. The most of any state.
2. It is illegal to sell handcuffs to minors
3. Car dealerships are not allowed to open on Sunday.
4. New Jersey has 21 counties. Ohio has 88. Ohio is better.
5. It is against the law to frown at a police officer.
6. A man is not allowed to knit during fishing season.
7. In Blairstown it is illegal to throw ashes on the sidewalk.

8. It is illegal to wear a bullet proof vest when committing a murder.
    

VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT RUTGERS

LOCATION	New Brunswick/Picsataway, NJ
YEAR FOUNDED	1766
ENROLLMENT	65,000
NICKNAME	Scarlet Knights
COLORS	Scarlet
HEAD COACH	Kyle Flood

 

 

KNOW RUTGERS' RECENT HISTORY
 

2012-2015 RECORD COMPARISON LAST 3 SEASONS

RUTGERS	YEAR	OHIO STATE
8-5	2014	14-1
6-7	2013	12-2
9-4	2012	12-0
23-16	TOTAL	38-3
8-5	AVERAGE	13-1

 

DEFENSIVE STARTER RECRUITING RANKINGS

POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING	POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING
DE	QUANZELL LAMBERT	.904	DE	JOEY BOSA	.981
DT	JULIAN PINNIX-ODRICK	.875	DT	ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON	.988
DT	SEBASTIAN JOSEPH	.813	DT	MICHAEL HILL	.924
DE	DJWANY MERA	NA	DE	TYQUAN LEWIS	.898
WLB	STEVE LONGA	.866	WLB	JOSHUA PERRY	.941
MLB	KAIWAN LEWIS	.892	MLB	RAEKWON McMILLAN	.989
SLB	QUENTIN GAUSE	.867	SLB	DARRON LEE	.860
CB	ISAIAH WHARTON	.768	CB	GAREON CONLEY	.932
FS	ANTHONY CIOFFI	.806	S	VONN BELL	.987
SS	DAVON JACOBS	.870	S	TYVIS POWELL	.876
CB	BLESSUAN AUSTIN	.831	CB	ELI APPLE	.975
	AVERAGE	.849	AVERAGE		.941

 

DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015

1. Rutgers' highest rated defensive starter is .904
2. The largest gap among the defensive starters is the 181 point gap between Ohio State's Vonn Bell and Rutgers' Anthony Cioffi.
3. The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 92 points better than Rutgers' defensive starters.

 

NO. OF PLAYERS RECRUITED PER POSITION

POSITION	NO. OF PLAYERS	POSITION	NO. OF PLAYERS
SDE	9	SDE	7
WDE	3	WDE	6
DT	4	DT	6
OLB	7	OLB	7
ILB	7	ILB	4
CB	10	CB	11
S	4	S	5
TOTAL	44	TOTAL	46

 

 

DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON

 

2012-2015 ILB AVERAGES

AVERAGE	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-2	HEIGHT	6-2
224	WEIGHT	226
.806	COMP. AVERAGE	.924

Between 2012 and 2015 Rutgers signed seven inside linebackers and Ohio State signed three. Quanzell Lambert (.904) was Rutgers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Raekwon McMillan (.989).

 

 

2012-2015 OLB AVERAGES

AVERAGE	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-2	HEIGHT	6-2
219	WEIGHT	220
.831	COMP. AVERAGE	.951

Between 2012 and 2015 Rutgers signed seven outside linebackers. Ohio State signed seven. Justin Nelson (.868) was the Scarlet Knight's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was David Perkins (.927). 

 

 

2012-2015 CB AVERAGES

AVERAGE	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-1	HEIGHT	6-0
182	WEIGHT	179
.817	COMP. AVERAGE	.932

Between 2012 and 2015 Rutgers signed 10 cornerbacks. Ohio State signed 11. Andre Boggs (.845) was the Scarlet Knight's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Damon Webb (.982).

 

 

2012-2015 SAFETY AVERAGES

AVERAGE	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-1	HEIGHT	6-0
196	WEIGHT	187
.850	COMP. AVERAGE	.936

Between 2012 and 2015 Rutgers signed four safeties. Ohio State signed five. Kiy Hester (.905) was the Scarlet Knight's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Najee Murray (.892).

 

 

2012-2015 DT AVERAGES

AVERAGE	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-4	HEIGHT	6-3
255	WEIGHT	297
.843	COMP. AVERAGE	.900

Between 2012 and 2015 Rutgers signed four defensive tackles. Ohio State signed six. Jamil Pollard (.895) was the Terrapin's highest rated commit. Ohio State's Highest rated commit was Tommy Schutt (.960).

 

 

2012-2015 SDE AVERAGES

AVERAGE	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-4	HEIGHT	6-4
239	WEIGHT	264
.853	COMP. AVERAGE	.903

Between 2012 and 2015 Rutgers signed nine strong-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed seven. Darius Hamilton (.988) was the Scarlet Knight's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Joey Bosa (.981).

 

 

2012-2015 WDE AVERAGES

AVERAGE	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-4	HEIGHT	6-4
222	WEIGHT	233
.817	COMP. RATING	.933

Between 2012 and 2015 Rutgers signed three weak-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed six. Nick Arcidiacono (.833) was the Scarlet Knight's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit on roster is Adolphus Washington (.988).

 

DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON

 

2012-2015 COMPARING RUTGERS' ILB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S

PLAYER (YEAR)	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING		PLAYER (YEAR)	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING
QUANZELL LAMBERT (2012)	6-3	240	.904		RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014)	6-2	242	.989
LESTER LISTON (2013)	6-1	220	.833		TREY JOHNSON (2013)	6-2	218	.949
ISAIAH JOHNSON (2015)	6-2	220	.792		NICK CONNER (2015)	6-3	225	.912
ERIC MARGOLIS (2014)	6-4	215	.700		LUKE ROBERTS (2012)	6-2	220	.844
DAVAN CARTER (2013)	6-2	220	.801
RONALD GROSS (2013)	5-11	217	NA
DARNELL DAVIS JR. (2013)	6-2	235	NA
AVERAGE	6-2	219	.831		AVERAGE	6-2	226	.924

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING RUTGERS' OLB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S

PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING		PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING
JUSTIN NELSON (2014)	6-1	245	.868		JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015)	6-0	225	.985
SIDNEY GOPRE (2015)	6-0	210	.866		MIKE MITCHELL (2013)	6-4	222	.973
STEVE LONGA (2012)	6-1	210	.866		DANTE BOOKER (2014)	6-3	212	.972
NICK INTERNICOLA (2013)	6-4	220	.860		JOSHUA PERRY (2012)	6-3	220	.941
BRANDON RUSSELL (2014)	6-1	205	.792		KYLE BERGER (2014)	6-3	215	.929
SAM BLUE (2014)	6-2	232	.733		CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012)	6-1	217	.929
NICK RAFFERTY (2013)	6-2	210	NA		DAVID PERKINS (2012)	6-3	230	.927
AVERAGE	6-2	219	.831		AVERAGE	6-2	220	.951

 

2012-2015 COMPARING PENN STATE'S CB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S

PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING		PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING
ANDRE BOGGS (2014)	5-11	175	.845		DAMON WEBB (2014)	5-11	180	.982
KAM LOTT (2014)	5-10	180	.840		ELI APPLE (2013)	6-1	185	.975
SAQUAN HAMPTON (2014)	6-2	185	.834		MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014)	6-0	175	.973
BLESSUAN AUSTIN (2015)	6-2	195	.831		CAMERON BURROWS (2013)	6-0	195	.972
JARIUS ADAMS (2015)	5-11	180	.830		ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015)	5-11	165	.952
DELON STEPHENSON (2013)	5-11	180	.822		ARMANI REEVES (2012)	5-11	180	.945
ISAIAH WHARTON (2014)	6-1	185	.768		GAREON CONLEY (2013)	6-1	172	.932
DARIAN DAILEY (2014)	5-11	177	.762		DENZEL WARD (2015)	5-11	165	.903
TALIB ABDUR-RA'OOF	6-0	200	NA		JAMEL DEAN (2015)	6-2	195	.891
BRIAN VERBITSKI (2013)	5-11	158	NA		JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015)	5-10	175	.870
					DAMON ARNETTE (2015)	6-2	185	.860
AVERAGE	6-1	182	.817		AVERAGE	6-0	179	.932

 

2012-2015 COMPARING RUTGERS' S COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S

PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING		PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING
KIY HESTER (2014)	6-0	200	.905		VONN BELL (2013)	5-11	193	.987
NAJEE CLAYTON (2015)	6-3	215	.861		ERICK SMITH (2014)	6-1	185	.967
RONNIE JAMES (2015)	6-0	180	.821		DE'VAN BOGARD (2012)	6-0	190	.920
BRYANT GROSS-ARMIENTO (2013)	6-1	188	.812		JAYME THOMPSON (2013)	6-2	190	.912
					NAJEE MURRAY (2012)	5-11	175	.892
AVERAGE	6-1	182	.817		AVERAGE	6-0	187	.936

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING RUTGERS' DT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S

PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING		PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING
JAMIL POLLARD (2012)	6-4	270	.895		TOMMY SCHUTT (2012)	6-2	300	.960
KAMAAL SEYMOUR (2015)	6-6	270	.839		MICHAEL HILL (2013)	6-2	315	.924
ERIC WIAFE (2014)	6-4	240	.821		BILLY PRICE (2013)	6-4	300	.916
JOSH KLECKO (2013)	6-2	240	.815		DONOVAN MUNGER (2013)	6-4	285	.898
					ROBERT LANDERS (2015)	6-2	295	.872
					DaVON HAMILTON (2015)	6-3	285	.829
AVERAGE	6-4	255	.843		AVERAGE	6-3	297	.900

 

2012-2015 COMPARING RUTGERS' SDE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S

PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING		PLAYER	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING
DARIUS HAMILTON (2012)	6-4	250	.988		JOEY BOSA (2013)	6-5	270	.981
MARQUES FORD (2015)	6-4	230	.901		JASHON CORNELL (2015)	6-4	260	.956
JULIAN PINNIX-ODRICK (2012)	6-4	245	.875		DRE'MONT JONES (2015)	6-3	266	.938
JON BATEKY (2015)	6-4	235	.830		DYLAN THOMPSON (2014)	6-5	270	.872
WILLINGTON PREVILON (2015)	6-5	230	.822		JOSHUA ALABI (2015)	6-5	295	.866
JIMMY HOGAN (2014)	6-5	225	.822		TRACY SPRINKLE (2013)	6-4	250	.859
ERIC WIAFE (2013)	6-4	240	.822		DARIUS SLADE (2014)	6-5	240	.846
SEBASTIAN JOSEPH (2013)	6-4	270	.813
DONALD BEDELL (2014)	6-4	230	.807
AVERAGE	6-4	239	.853		AVERAGE	6-4	264	.903

 

2012-2015 COMPARING RUTGERS' WDE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S

PLAYER (YEAR)	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING		PLAYER (YEAR)	HGHT	WT	COMP. RATING
NICK ARCIDIACONO (2013)	6-3	230	.833		NOAH SPENCE (2012)	6-3	235	.997
RON'DELL CARTER (2015)	6-3	227	.809		ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012)	6-5	245	.988
KEMOKO TURAY (2013)	6-5	210	.809		JALYN HOLMES (2014)	6-5	225	.962
					TYQUAN LEWIS (2013)	6-4	227	.898
					JAMAL MARCUS (2012)	6-2	225	.896
					RASHOD BERRY (2015)	6-5	240	.857
AVERAGE	6-4	222	.817		AVERAGE	6-4	233	.933

 

KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS RUTGERS

Kyle Flood was hired by the Scarlet Knights in January 2012. He has led Rutgers to a record of 26-19 (.578). Prior to taking the head job at Rutgers Flood was the Scarlet Knights offensive line coach (2005-2012) and assistant head coach (2008-2012). He was promoted to head coach when Greg Schiano took the Tampa Bay Buccaneers job in 2012. Schiano led Rutgers to its first bowl win last season.

The 2015 season has not been easy for Kyle Flood. The Scarlet Knights have had several incidents off of the football field. Since May eight players have been arrested for robbery in two separate cases. Before the season opener five players were suspended for violating team rules. In September Flood was suspended for three games and fined $50,000 for violating school policy and NCAA regulations when he contacted a professor to get a player's grade changed.

Flood played high school football at St. Francis Preparatory School in NY. He played college football at Iona College of the All-Liberty Conference and graduated in 1993. I wonder if Iona will need a coach at the end of the season? Kyle Flood might be available. 
 

TEN MORE FACTS ABOUT NEW JERSEY​

1. North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world. Newark has more cars stolen than New York City and Los Angeles...combined.
2. It is illegal to slurp your soup in New Jersey.
3. New Jersey has the highest population density in America (1,030 people per square mile).
4. In Trenton, NJ it is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street.
5. Monopoly used Atlantic City for its street names.
6. Drivers must honk their horn before passing another vehicle.
7. The world's largest water tower is located in New Jersey.
8. You cannot pump your own gas in New Jersey.
9. The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ.
10. In Newark, it is illegal to sell ice cream after 6 p.m., unless the customer has a note from his doctor.

Sources- strangestlaws.com, dumblaws.com, 50states.com, wikipedia.com, 247sports.com

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The Rundown: No. 1 Ohio State at Rutgers
Recruiting Recon: Rutgers' Offense
The Losing Effect: That Team