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SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 1 • RUTGERS VS. TEXAS STATE SEPTEMBER 1.....Texas State (BTN) ................. 12:01 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 • HIGHPOINT.COM STADIUM (52,454) 8.....at Ohio State* (BTN) .............. 3:30 p.m. SCARLET KNIGHTS BOBCATS 15...at Kansas (FSN) .............................Noon 0-0 ..................................................................Record ...................................................................0-0 22...Buffalo ............................................ TBA 0-0 (Big Ten) ..........................................Conference Record ........................................ 0-0 (Sun Belt) 29...Indiana* .......................................... TBA NR/NR ................................................ Ranking (AP/Coaches) ................................................. NR/NR L, 40-7 vs. Michigan State (11/25/17) .........Last Game ............................L, 62-9 at Troy (11/24/17) OCTOBER Chris Ash .....................................................Head Coach ........................................... Everett Withers 6.....Illinois* ........................................... TBA 6-18 (Third season) ...................................Career Record .............................29-33 (Seventh season) 13...at Maryland* ................................Noon Same .......................................................Record at School ................................. 4-20 (Third season) 20...Northwestern* .............................Noon 0-0 ...................................................... Record vs. Opponent .......................................................1-0 NOVEMBER @RFootball .....................................................Twitter ........................................... @TXStateFootball 3.....at Wisconsin* ................................. TBA 10...Michigan* ....................................... TBA 17...Penn State* .................................... TBA 24...at Michigan State* .......................... TBA * - Big Ten game All game times Eastern Standard Time BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Big Ten Network (BTN2Go) Play-By-Play: Chris Vosters Analyst: Shaun O’Hara Radio: Rutgers IMG Sports Network WCTC 1450-AM, ESPN NY 98.7-FM, WENJ 97.3-FM, WNJE 920-AM, XM 210* Senior middle linebacker Deonte Roberts is a two-time captain with 36 games of experience over the last three sea- * Home team broadcast sons. Tariq Cole, Saquan Hampton, Jonah Jackson, Giovanni Rescigno and Isaiah Wharton were also voted captains. Chris Carlin Play-By-Play: • Rutgers returns 16 starters (seven on of- Ray Lucas INSIDE THE GAME NOTES Analyst: fense, eight on defense and one specialist). Eric LeGrand Notable ................................................... 1-7 Analyst: • Rutgers has 13 players on its roster with at Anthony Fucilli Athletic Communications ...........................2 Sideline: least 20 games of collegiate experience. Engineer: Paul Shrager Stat Comparison/Rutgers Ranks .................3 Pregame: 11 a.m. with Marc Malusis Quick Facts/Record Breakdown ..................4 SEASON OPENER Radio: WRSU 88.7-FM (Student Radio) Single-Game Records/NFL Knights .............5 Pronunciation Guide ...................................7 • Rutgers, “The Birthplace of College Foot- Depth Chart ................................................8 ball,” begins its 149th season of competition SERIES HISTORY The Last Time .............................................9 since 1869. The program has played the most All-Time Series: First Meeting Participation Chart ...................................10 games in the history of the sport (1,337). Numerical Roster ................................ 11-12 • Rutgers is 75-64-9 all-time in season open- RUTGERS STAT LEADERS* Coaching Staff ...........................................12 ers and 97-39-10 in home openers. The Scar- Passing: Rescigno (47-100, 517 yds, 2 TDs) Head Coach Chris Ash ...............................14 let Knights have played a home game in ev- Rushing: Blackshear (39 att, 238 yds, 3 TDs) Player Career Highs/Bios .................... 14-21 ery season except 1880 and 1885. Receiving: Washington (28 rec, 282 yds, 1 TD) Statistics ............................................. 22-26 • Rutgers has won seven of its last eight Tackles: Morris (118) home openers by the combined score of NOTABLE 258-82. Interceptions: Hester (3) • Artur Sitkowski is set to become the 11th • Rutgers has opened its season with a home Sacks: Bateky/Turner (1.5) true freshman to start at quarterback for Saturday game only once previously since * - 2017 returners & stats Rutgers since 1945 third to start a season 2004, a 63-13 win over Norfolk State in 2015. opener. The 63 points stand as the most scored in a • Trevor Morris is the leading returning tack- season opener in program history. ler in the Big Ten after posting 9.8 per game in 2017. WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM | @RFOOTBALL GAME 1: RUTGERS VS. TEXAS STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA POLICIES & INFORMATION RUTGERS CONTACTS Hasim Phillips, Associate AD/Communications RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS COACH ASH INTERVIEWS The Rutgers Athletic Communications Office is committed to as- All interview requests for Rutgers head coach Chris Ash must be Email: [email protected] sisting members of the media with their coverage of the Rutgers arranged through Hasim Phillips. In addition to post-practice media Office: 732-445-6069 football team. Hasim Phillips serves as the primary contact for the availability, coach Ash will be available to the media every Monday Cell: 732-470-9457 football program with support from Jimmy Gill and Brad Derechailo. morning at his weekly press conference in the team meeting room of the Hale Center and on the weekly Big Ten teleconference on Twitter: @HasimPhillips The Athletic Communications Office is located on level one of the Tuesday at noon. press box at HighPoint.com Stadium. For information regarding cre- Jimmy Gill, Associate Director/Communications dentials, interviews, statistics, press conferences, etc., please call POST PRACTICE INTERVIEWS the Athletic Communications Office at 732-445-7028, visit College- On Tuesday, select offensive coaches and players will be available to Email: [email protected] PressBox.com or e-mail Hasim Phillips at hphillips@scarletknights. the media post practice, while select defensive coaches and players Office: 732-445-8103 com. To assist in your coverage throughout the year, please read the will be available on Wednesday. Head coach Chris Ash will address Cell: 732-991-9486 media information on this page. All interview requests must be di- the media following practice on Thursday. rected to and arranged through the Athletic Communications Office Twitter: @JGill027 at least one day (24 hours) in advance. Coaches, players and sup- ASSISTANT COACH INTERVIEWS port staff are prohibited from participating in any interviews with- Assistant coaches are available to the media following practice with out prior authorization from the Athletic Communications Office. the offensive staff conducting interviews on Tuesdays, while the de- Brad Derechailo, Asst. Director/Communications fensive staff meets on Wednesdays. The offensive and defensive co- Email: [email protected] MEDIA CREDENTIALS ordinators will be available at the weekly Monday press conference Office: 732-445-7028 All media credential requests must be submitted via email to cre- in the team meeting room of the Hale Center. [email protected]. Admittance to the HighPoint.com Cell: 732-647-5034 Stadium press box is limited to working media members only. PRACTICE COVERAGE Twitter: @Bradly_D Credential requests must be made formally to the credential email The use of social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or address. Periscopre) is strictly prohibited during practice sessions. Live re- porting is NOT permitted during practice. Live video/audio broad- BIG TEN CONTACTS Requests for game day credentials must be received at least two cast of any kind is also NOT permitted. This includes the use of Adam Augustine, Director/Communications weeks in advance of the date of the contest to provide sufficient social media platforms such as Facebook Live, Instagram, Snapchat Email: [email protected] time for processing and mailing. Media credentials which cannot or Periscope. All reports must be filed at the conclusion of any open be mailed will be left at the West Gate Media Will Call (Media En- media practice windows. Office: 847-696-1010 ext.151 trance) beneath the press box at HighPoint.com Stadium. Cell: 608-215-4391 POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Working space in the HighPoint.com Stadium Press Box is allotted Head coach Chris Ash and select players, following the designated on the following basis: (1) daily newspaper writers covering for cooling off period, will be made available for interviews after each Jason Yellin, Associate Commissioner/ next-day publication covering Rutgers or the current game oppo- game. Following home games, the press conference for coach Ash Communications nent; (2) sports editors of newspapers in New Jersey, New York and will take place in the team meeting room on the second floor of Eastern Pennsylvania; (3) radio personnel for broadcast origina- the Hale Center, which is located on the east side of the stadium Email: [email protected] tions; (4) official school student daily newspaper; (5) approved spe- opposite the press box. With approximately five minutes remaining Office: 847-696-1010 ext.136 cial coverage; (6) press and