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

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a six-part entry series each day in which Rutgers players reflect on their first season in the Big Ten. 

Each post will cover a different topic of the season. Today, six list the players they're most looking forward to see take the field next for Rutgers. See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 here.

Rutgers' first Big Ten season held breakout potential for several players. Who are Rutgers players most excited to see play in the future?
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(For The Trentonian — John Blaine)

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

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a six-part entry series each day in which Rutgers players reflect on their first season in the Big Ten. 

Each post will cover a different topic of the season. Today, six make their case for the player who best maximized his ability. See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 here.
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(For The Trentonian — John Blaine)

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

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a six-part entry series each day in which Rutgers players reflect on their first season in the Big Ten. 

Each post will cover a different topic of the season. Today, five review the play this season they'd most like to have back. See Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here.
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By Tyler Barto 
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a six-part entry series each day in which Rutgers players reflect on their first season in the Big Ten. 

Each post will cover a different topic of the season. Today, six review the best play or moment of the season. See Part 1 and Part 2 here.
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(AP photo)

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

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a six-part entry series each day in which Rutgers players reflect on their first season in the Big Ten. 

Each post will cover a different topic of the season. Today, six review the toughest stretch of the season. See Part 1 here.

OK, this was an easy one. 
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a six-part entry series each day in which Rutgers players reflect on their first season in the Big Ten. 

Each post will cover a different topic of the season. Today, six players compare their versions of the best game of the season.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — On the game-defining drive Saturday night, Maryland started with the ball at Rutgers' 45-yard line and 2:54 left.

Running back Brandon Ross rushed for a 7-yard gain on first down, then quarterback C.J. Brown kept on a zone read, bringing up a third-and-1 with Rutgers leading, 41-38.

The following are players' accounts of what happened on the final two plays and Rutgers' possession, giving Rutgers a season-ending victory and securing a bowl berth:
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Rutgers' nickel coverage usually means SAM linebacker Quentin Gause is the odd man out. But against Penn State's pro-style offense — or as close as there is to one anymore in the spread age — Gause played his most meaningful role yet.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Rutgers' Pennsylvania-born football players explain in their own words what Saturday's Penn State matchup means to them:
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(Rutgers Athletics Communications)

Quarterback Gary Nova and linebacker Kevin Snyder meet the media Thursday as they report to Rutgers' training camp.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

The hard numbers — 1-for-6, a botched snap and a misplayed hold — couldn't have been pleasing for head coach Kyle Flood, but it's part of a transition he will have to deal with in the kicking game.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — Rutgers' Steve Longa and Kevin Snyder officially swapped positions Tuesday, but the differences are minimal in the team's defensive framework.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Rutgers stopped Temple and quarterback P.J. Walker, pictured, on a late fourth down Saturday. (AP photo)

PISCATAWAY — On fourth-and-inches with less than two minutes left Saturday against Temple, Rutgers' defense ran a play it hadn't shown all day.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Tyler Kroft started talking about his affinity for Pennsylvania high school football Monday as fullback Michael Burton, from Long Valley, N.J., interrupts.

"P.A.?" Burton asks, before jokingly dismissing Kroft's claim.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

With linebacker Jamal Merrell out until at least Rutgers' Oct. 5 game at SMU, Kevin Snyder will remain a busy man. 
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Linebacker Jamal Merrell says the pass-coverage role he played at Fresno State will remain throughout the season. (AP Photo)

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

Jamal Merrell says the pass-coverage role he adopted Aug. 29 at Fresno State is here to stay.

The fifth-year senior often lined up outside the far hash mark, serving as a de-facto nickel cornerback. While most teams will not stretch the line of scrimmage as much as Fresno State, Merrell expects a similar game plan from coordinator Dave Cohen.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — The read option has become a buzzword in the NFL, so much so SI's Greg Bedard wrote a piece for the MMQB tracing the play sequence's college roots.

Kevin Snyder said Rutgers' linebackers have worked against it briefly with defensive coordinator Dave Cohen through nearly a week of training camp. Cohen has focused on defending Rutgers' zone schemes and play-action looks that follow.
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Defensive coordinator Dave Cohen has yet to call a play, but a few details about his defense are starting to emerge. (AP Photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Unmasking new coordinator Dave Cohen's defense isn't easy, especially without a training camp practice or pads. But a few things about Cohen's system are clear.
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Redshirt freshman Steve Longa (3) could inherit Rutgers' vacant middle linebacker spot. (AP Photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Less than a month remains until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-20 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2013.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — After practicing at each of the linebacker positions during spring practice in 2012 and doing much of the same this spring, Kevin Snyder says he's best suited for the weakside.

“I haven’t played much MIKE, but as of right now I think I fit pretty well at the WILL," Snyder, a junior, said Wednesday. "I think I’m good at the WILL, playing backside running things down.”
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