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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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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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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Rutgers Kaleb Johnson, Jacksonville play important role for Kamren Lott

Rutgers' Kaleb Johnson speaks with early enrollee Kamren Lott, another Jacksonville, Fla., native, nearly every day. (AP file photo) 

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

 PISCATAWAY — When Kaleb Johnson announced Jan. 14 that he'd return to Rutgers for his senior season, a future teammate exhaled.
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