Ralph Friedgen, left, shown Dec. 30 with Duke's David Cutliffe, will become Rutgers' next offensive coordinator. (AP file photo)

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

Head coach Kyle Flood, new coordinators Ralph Friedgen and Joe Rossi and special teams and linebackers coach Bob Fraser spoke for the first time together Tuesday on a conference call.

We'll have a story for print posted here, but below are some highlights:
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SMU head coach June Jones, right, says quarterback Garrett Gilbert, ninth nationally in yards per game, is growing more comfortable with Jones' run-and-shoot offense. (AP Photo)

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

June Jones, SMU's head coach and Rutgers' next opponent, spoke Monday on the American conference call. You can access the story linked, but here's what Jones said that didn't make the cut:
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Arkansas' Brett Bielema (AP Photo)

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

Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema held his weekly SEC conference call Wednesday in anticipation of Rutgers' first game at home against an SEC opponent.

Our story for print is linked, but here's part of Bielema's transcript:
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Head coach Kyle Flood begins his first and only season in the American in nearly 24 hours. His close friend, Dave Cohen, will do the same but with more responsibility. (Tyler Barto/ file photo)

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

Dave Cohen, 46, has never called plays at a potential BCS-qualifying school. That will change Thursday night, when Cohen becomes the first coordinator directly outside Greg Schiano's coaching tree to impact Rutgers.

The Trentonian profiled Cohen in its season preview, but here's what Cohen said Aug. 10 at Rutgers' media day that didn't make the cut:

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — With two of Rutgers' top-six receivers out with injury, redshirt freshman Ruhann Peele has emerged with the first-team offense.

We have more on Peele in an extended feature here, but here's what Peele said Wednesday that didn't make the cut:
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Janarion Grant appears the biggest threat to fifth-year senior Quron Pratt at punt returner, although Rutgers traditionally values experience there. (Tyler Barto)

By Tyler Barto

Twitter: Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

Through more than a week in Piscataway, Janarion Grant has shown quick-twitch ability and change of direction skills as a slot receiver. His stock has risen at similar speed.

He has drawn attention from all parties, including Brandon Coleman, who shared a private moment with Grant during warm-ups before a practice last week.

The true freshman touched on a number of subjects at media day, found below:

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — Kyle Flood held his media day press conference Saturday, hours after Rutgers' first training camp scrimmage and a commitment from four-star wide receiver Saeed Blacknall from Manalapan.

You can find our story from the scrimmage linked, but here's a cut of what Flood said in the team's recruiting lounge:

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Nearly six months after Western Michigan fired Bill Cubit, Lewis Toler jettisoned Kalamazoo, Mich. His arrival at Rutgers offers a stopgap at a cornerback position in need of one.

You can find Friday's first training camp feature on Toler linked, but here is more from Toler that didn't make the cut:
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Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on Nov. 29 in a BCS-clinching victory at Rutgers. (AP Photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

On the heels of a Sugar Bowl victory and preseason Heisman talks, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater held court Tuesday at the American media day in Newport, R.I.

The junior took up an entire room at Hotel Viking by himself because of media requests.

Fresh off a visit to ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters, here's a snapshot of what Bridgewater talked about:
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By Tyler Barto

Twitter: @Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — Armed with a stricter diet, a new run-blocking scheme and a No. 1 spot on Rutgers' depth chart, Savon Huggins spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time in nearly two months.

The Trentonian's story for print Thursday is up now, but here's more from Huggins, the state's top recruit in 2011:

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By Tyler Barto

Twitter: Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — Fifth-year senior Isaac Holmes was available to the media today for the first time since the end of spring practice. 

The nose tackle talks about the state of Rutgers' d-line in our Trentonian story for Wednesday here, but here's what Holmes said that didn't make the cut:

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By Tyler Barto

Twitter: Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — Junior quarterback Gary Nova spoke to the media today at the Hale Center for the first time since the end of spring practice. 

Gary Nova said new playcaller Ron
Prince adapted to Rutgers' backfield
with a run scheme not based on power.
(AP Photo)

You can find our Trentonian story for print here, but here's what else Nova had to say before training camp Aug. 2:

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

Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood held a conference call Wednesday announcing the Scarlet Knights' home-and-home series with Washington State, set for 2014 in Seattle and 2015 in Piscataway.

Here are some other highlights from the interview:
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