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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Kyle Flood, Rutgers keep annual Special Olympics tradition alive



By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

EWING — Nearly a month until Rutgers' entry to the Big Ten, Kyle Flood was being escorted all around The College of New Jersey.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Recruiting scheme from Penn State's James Franklin has old roots

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Despite a nearly 1,200-mile distance, Greg Schiano used to court hundreds of South Florida recruits through his one-day sponsored football camps while head coach at Rutgers.

It was part of his plan to fertilize a program whose only bowl appearance came more than two decades before his arrival.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Rutgers could be first stop on Big Ten Network's training camp tour

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

The Big Ten Network could be at Rutgers training camp sooner rather than later.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Big Ten Network's Gerry DiNardo weighs in on New York/New Jersey TV deals

The Big Ten Network's Gerry DiNardo, left, speaks with Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer during training camp in 2013. (AP photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

The Big Ten Network's Gerry DiNardo said Tuesday that the network's agreement earlier this week with Cablevision and Time Warner Cable will make the Big Ten "stronger financially."
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Friday, May 16, 2014

Does Rutgers' Big Ten move leave recruiting Florida at crossroads?

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

When Rutgers enters the Big Ten in less than two months, it will officially open up recruiting streams previously untapped.

But Florida, the state Rutgers has recruited second-most to New Jersey since 2002, could be most affected.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage signs with Houston Texans

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage agreed to terms Thursday with the Houston Texans, who drafted him in the fourth round, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Rutgers' Philip Nelson's dismissal signals uncertainty at quarterback

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Rutgers' Philip Nelson's dismissal leaves the Scarlet Knights in a less comfortable position at quarterback entering the 2015 season.
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Rutgers' Quron Pratt signs free-agent deal with Philadelphia Eagles

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Wide receiver Quron Pratt is the first Rutgers player to sign with an NFL team, agreeing to an undrafted deal Saturday with the Philadelphia Eagles, per a source.
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UPDATE: Rutgers receiver Brandon Coleman goes undrafted, signs with Saints, per reports

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Despite an attractive 6-foot-6 frame, an impressive combine and a place in Rutgers' history books, wide receiver Brandon Coleman was not drafted Saturday.
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Former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage goes to Houston Texans in fourth round

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

He didn't get taken as high as some pre-draft speculation whispered, but former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage was an asset on one draft board Saturday, when he was taken in the fourth round.
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Friday, May 9, 2014

DeMatha teammate of Rutgers' Lorenzo Waters hears name called at NFL Draft

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Likely affected by talk of health of his knee, Alabama offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio finally came off the board Friday to the Buffalo Bills in the second round.

Rutgers' Lorenzo Waters, Kouandjio's high school teammate at DeMatha Catholic (Maryland), kept close tabs on his draft stock.

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Rutgers has several ties to first-round picks in NFL Draft

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Rutgers is plenty familiar with a quarter of the players — including two quarterbacks — drafted in the three-hour-plus first round of Thursday night's NFL Draft.
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Monday, May 5, 2014

'Z Drive Raven': Rutgers' Quron Pratt's play for Philadelphia Eagles

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

When Quron Pratt sat down with Eagles wide receivers coach Bob Bicknell and another assistant in mid-April, the NFL staffers asked him to draw up his favorite play.

On a dry-erase board on the third floor of Rutgers' Hale Center facility, the draft-eligible receiver didn't hesitate.
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