College football coaching carousel: Openings, firings, hot seats
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2-10, 7th in Big Ten - East
Schiano brings back Susan to Rutgers staff
Greg Schiano has added another former Rutgers assistant coach to his Scarlet Knights staff.
CFB Pod: Negandhi talks to Andrea Adelson about the coaching carousel and their friend Ed Aschoff
Kevin Negandhi kicks off the podcast with ESPN.com senior college football writer Andrea Adelson, rundowning all of the big offseason coaching moves. They get into Ed Reed's hiring as chief of staff at Miami, the surprising hires of Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss and Mike Leach at Mississippi (11:57), Greg Schiano's return to Rutgers, Mike Norvell attempting to turn around Florida State (20:29), Nick Rolovich providing continuity at Washington State, Baylor picking a defense-oriented coach in Dave Arranda, and why Eli Drinkwitz going to Missouri is Andrea's most intriguing hire of the offseason. Later, Kevin and Andrea remember their friend ESPN college football reporter Ed Aschoff (31:51) with memories, the Ed Aschoff Memorial Fund at the University of Florida and his love for Godzilla.
Veteran assistant Fraser rejoins Scarlet Knights
Veteran coach Bob Fraser is returning to Rutgers for a fourth stint on the staff after coach Greg Schiano named Fraser his linebackers coach on Wednesday.
Greg Schiano hires Robb Smith as Rutgers DC
Robb Smith has been hired as Rutgers' defensive coordinator.
Rutgers names Andrew Aurich offensive line coach
Rutgers has hired Andrew Aurich as its offensive line coach.
Schiano, Rutgers hire Okla. State OC Gleeson
After leading an explosive offense at Oklahoma State, Sean Gleeson will return home to New Jersey to be Greg Schiano's offensive coordinator at rebuilding Rutgers.
Ash reunites with Herman to coach Longhorns' D
Chris Ash, who coached alongside Texas coach Tom Herman at Ohio State and Iowa State during his career, has been hired as the Longhorns' defensive coordinator.
Schiano: Rutgers must pass Big Ten's 'big dudes'
Five minutes after being introduced as the Rutgers football coach for a second time, Greg Schiano gave a clear indication why he might be the man to make the Scarlet Knights competitive in the Big Ten Conference.
Ole Miss tries to mark its turf, but Akron Zips claim the Bottom 10 title
The final rankings of the 2019 season are in. Let's all remember the best worst teams of the year.
Rutgers welcomes back Schiano: 8 years, $32M
Rutgers welcomed back Greg Schiano, saying he is "the right coach at the right time" for the football program.
Rutgers QB Sitkowski exits transfer portal
The redshirt sophomore withdrew his name from the transfer portal shortly after it was announced that Greg Schiano would be Rutgers' next coach.
Source: Schiano agrees to deal to coach Rutgers
Greg Schiano and Rutgers have reached an agreement in principle that will bring the former Scarlet Knights coach back to lead the program, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Brown's 3 TDs lead No. 12 Penn State over Rutgers 27-6
Journey Brown ran for 103 yards with three touchdowns and No. 12 Penn State pulled away from Rutgers 27-6 on Saturday.
Brown runs in his 3rd touchdown of the game (0:26)
Levis turns bad snap into 44-yard TD pass (0:29)
Brown bounces his way into end zone (0:22)
Brown reaches over goal line for Penn State TD (0:24)
Reports: Rutgers hopeful it can still land Schiano
There is optimism at Rutgers that Greg Schiano could join the school as its head football coach after all, according to multiple reports.
Rutgers' ex-leading rusher Blackshear into portal
Raheem Blackshear, who opted to redshirt after Rutgers fired coach Chris Ash in late September, has now entered the transfer portal.
Welcome, Miami: U are in the Bottom 10
The U gets a week in the Coveted Fifth Spot after getting upset by FIU.
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2019 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 13-1 |
| Penn State | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Michigan | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Indiana | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Michigan State | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Wisconsin | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Minnesota | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 10-3 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 6-7 |
| Purdue | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards139.3121st
Rushing Yards133.8101st
Points For19.9199th
Points Against36.7
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Powell | ATH | Signed | 82 |
| Tyreem Powell | OLB | Signed | 78 |
| Chris Long | ATH | Signed | 76 |
| Malachi Melton | WR | Signed | 75 |
| Evan Simon | QB-PP | Signed | 75 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | B. Leonard | Campbell Trophy |