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Rutgers Football 2011 Preview, Predictions, Picks, Odds

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2010 Record: 4-8 Big East Record: 1-6 (8th) 2011 Returning Starters: 14; 8 offense, 5 defense, kicker

Coach: Greg Schiano, 59-63 (10 years)

Offensive Coordinators: Frank Cignetti Defensive Coordinators: Bob Fraser

2011 Rutgers Players to Watch: RB Jeremy Deering, WR Mark Harrison, WR Mohamed Sanu, DE Justin Francis, NT Scott Vallone, LB Steve Beauhamais, LB Khaseem Greene, FS David Rowe

2011 Rutgers Strengths:
Rutgers is loaded at wide receiver with proven commodities in Sanu and Harrison, plus promising reserves Tim Wright and Brandon Coleman. The revamped linebacking unit appears to be an ideal fit for a streamlined defense that is emphasizing speed and athleticism, Vallone has All-Big East ability.

2011 Rutgers Weaknesses:
An embattled offensive line remains a major source of concern, and losing starting center Dallas Hendrikson to a season-endlng knee injury in the spring only added to the worries. Beyond Vallone on the defensive line, there are three unproven starters. Two new startlng corners leave the secondary an uncertainty.

2011 Rutgers Offense:

New offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti was hired specifically to oversee a return to the pro-style offense that was instrumental in Rutgers’ breakout season in 2006. But it’s a true freshman tailback who may determine how successful the revamped unit is. Savon Huggins is New Jersey’s first consensus No. 1 recruit to sign with Rutgers, choosing the Knights over Auburn, Notre Dame, Michigan State and North Carolina. He will try to revive a running game that finished 110th nationally last year. The quarterback position is in the capable hands of Chas Dodd, who showed enough promise in eight starts as a true freshman with a pair of 300-yard passing games that he chased away Tom Savage, a Freshman All-American in 2009 who transferred to Arizona. Beyond Huggins, the key to the offense which is predicated on the run, features a fullback and relies heavily on the tight end is how much improvement is shown from an offensive line that allowed an NCAA-record 61 sacks. Four starters return, but no jobs are guaranteed. Veterans Mohamed Sanu and Mark Harrison, coming off an 829-yard receiving season, give Rutgers the best returning wide receiver tandem in the league. D.C. Jefferson is a weapon as a pass-catching tight end, as well.

2011 Rutgers Defense:

Rutgers’ once-stout defense was as much to blame as any area on the team for the Knights’ season-ending six-game losing streak, allowing 1,611 yards and 144 points over the final three games. Head coach Greg Schiano has streamlined the defense to make it a faster, more athletic unit, and four major position changes underscore his intentions: Strong-side linebacker Manny Abreu was moved to defensive end, middle linebacker Steve Beauharnais was switched to strong-side linebacker, free safety Khaseem Greene now starts at weak-side linebacker, and two-year cornerback starter David Rowe is the new free safety. One driving force behind moving the 6’1″, 215-pound Greene is to help Rutgers solve the spread offenses that have run roughshod over the defense in recent years. Junior Scott Vallone, a rising star, anchors an otherwise inexperienced defensive line. But even Vallone, who has 25 consecutive starts, is in a new position, sliding over from the three-technique tackle spot to nose tackle.

2011 Rutgers Special Teams:

San San Te will be a four-year starter at placekicker. The senior is as reliable as they come from within 45 yards, although he has yet to deliver on a breakout year. True freshman Anthony DiPaula enrolled in January specifIcally to fill the void at punter. Robinson and Deering give the Knights experience and big-playability in the return games.

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2011 Rutgers Predictions:

Can the line protect and run block? Will Huggins be as good as advertised? Will all the changes pay dividends immediately? Answer those questions and you’ll be able to get a better handle on the type of season Rutgers will have. The non-conference schedule is reasonable, and while a run at the Big East title may be a reach, a return at least to bowl- eligibility at 6–6 is expected.

2011 Rutgers Betting Odds:

Rutgers Current odds to win a National Championship: +5000

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