Gary Nova threw for 283 yards, four touchdowns and one interception Saturday at SMU. His performance has given coordinator Ron Prince flexibility. (AP file photo)

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

Can you imagine Rutgers' old regime running only four plays out of a base I-formation? That's what the Scarlet Knights did Saturday at SMU, and it'll likely continue Thursday at Louisville, which is 18th in total offense nationally.
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SMU's Traylon Shead in a Texas Class 1A state title game at Cayuga High School. Shead will likely appear against Rutgers on Saturday, his first game since the season opener. (AP Photo)

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

When Rutgers lines up against SMU's offense Saturday, the Mustangs' primary rusher could be someone the Scarlet Knights' have few highlights of.

Junior Traylon Shead was cleared Tuesday after suffering knee and ankle injuries in SMU's season opener, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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Head coach Kyle Flood, right, will oversee a shallow interior defensive line Saturday at SMU. David Milewski could see time at defensive tackle. (AP Photo)

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

Don't be surprised to see David Milewski, a 250-pound former linebacker, line up along the interior defensive line Saturday at SMU.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Head coach Kyle Flood has said that as long as Rutgers' pass rush forces opposing offenses to get rid of the ball more quickly, then it has had an effect — no matter its sack total. 

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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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SMU head coach June Jones, who has also coached in the NFL and USFL, says the Mustangs' matchup with Rutgers features two noticeably different systems. (AP Photo)

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

Rutgers' first conference game in the American couldn't be more appropriate: an opponent with so few ties to the Northeast its last result against a team from the region was in 1989.
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