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Thursday, August 28, 2014

What they're saying about Rutgers football, Aug. 28

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It's finally game day, Rutgers fans. You've waited exactly eight months for it, after the Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl. Game kicks off at 10 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. Happy football watching.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Rutgers' Mitch Browning sees similarities to run-dominant Minnesota teams


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

On Monday, the Rundown led with the relationship between Rutgers offensive line coach Mitch Browning and Big Ten Network analyst Glen Mason, who coached together for more than two decades.
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Monday, August 25, 2014

What they're saying about Rutgers football, Aug. 25

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Rutgers' injury report is out: Nick Arcidiacono (upper body), Bryan Leoni (lower body) and Andre Patton are out Thursday against Washington State. Here's what you missed this weekend:
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The Rundown: Rutgers' Mitch Browning's road back, Washington State and more

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

Kyle Flood’s mid-December hiring of Mitch Browning raised eyebrows in some circles, but the well-traveled offensive line coach drew praise from one former Big Ten coach that knows a thing or two about him.
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Friday, August 15, 2014

Big Ten football's physicality remains, just in different places

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

The Big Ten that Norries Wilson observed as an offensive lineman at Minnesota in the mid-80s little resembles the one Rutgers officially enters in less than a month.

Sure, the physicality  the league's hallmark — is comparable, but its location is often on the field's fringes, not at the epicenter of the line of scrimmage.
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Monday, August 4, 2014

What they're saying about Rutgers football, Aug. 4


While the first three days of camp have involved heavy install of Ralph Friedgen's offense, Kyle Flood has praised quarterback Gary Nova's command. Today's 12:45 p.m. practice is the last one before the team dons full pads.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Proving it in Piscataway (No. 10 — Rutgers' Taj Alexander)

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

Less than two weeks remain until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-25 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2014.

No. 10 — RT Taj Alexander (6-foot-4, 290 pounds)
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