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SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 12 • RUTGERS AT MICHIGAN STATE SEPTEMBER 1.....Texas State (BTN) ...................... W, 35-7 SATURDAY, NOV. 24 • SPARTAN STADIUM (75,005) 8.....at No. 4 Ohio State* (BTN) .........L, 52-3 SCARLET KNIGHTS SPARTANS 15...at Kansas (FSN) .........................L, 55-14 1-10 ................................................................Record ...................................................................6-5 22...Buffalo (BTN) ............................L, 42-13 0-8 ........................................................... Big Ten Record .............................................................4-4 29...Indiana* (BTN) ..........................L, 24-17 NR/NR ................................................ Ranking (AP/Coaches) ................................................. NR/NR L, 20-7 vs. No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ..........Last Game ........................... L, 9-6 at Nebraska (11/17) OCTOBER Chris Ash .....................................................Head Coach ............................................Mark Dantonio 6.....Illinois* (BTN) ...........................L, 38-17 7-28 (Third season) ...................................Career Record ............................... 124-67 (15th season) 13...at Maryland* (BTN) ....................L, 34-7 Same .......................................................Record at School .............................. 106-50 (12th season) 20...Northwestern* (BTN) ...............L, 18-15 0-2 ...................................................... Record vs. Opponent .......................................................5-1 NOVEMBER @RFootball .....................................................Twitter ..............................................@MSU_Football 3.....at Wisconsin* (BTN) .................L, 31-17 10...No. 4 Michigan* (BTN)................L, 42-7 17...No. 16 Penn State* (BTN) ...........L, 20-7 24...at Michigan State* (FOX) ....... 4:05 p.m. * - Big Ten game All game times Eastern Standard Time BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: FOX (FOX Sports GO) Play-By-Play: Brandon Gaudin Analyst: Brian Baldinger Reporter: Sarah Kustok Radio: Rutgers IMG Sports Network WCTC 1450-AM, WOR 710-AM, WENJ 97.3-FM, WNJE 920-AM, Isaiah Wharton has started all 47 games since his debut in the 2015 opener and is set to become the first Scarlet Knight to start every career XM 388 game on offense or defense since Courtney Greene (51 from 2005-08). Wharton has totaled 196 tackles, 12.5 tackles-for-loss, 30 pass break- Play-By-Play: Chris Carlin ups and four interceptions overall. Classmates Trevor Morris, Deonte Roberts and Kevin Wilkins have also appeared in all 47 career games. Analyst: Ray Lucas INSIDE THE GAME NOTES NOTABLE Sideline: Anthony Fucilli Notable ................................................... 1-8 • Rutgers closes out the season with a trip to Engineer: Paul Shrager Athletic Communications ...........................2 Spartan Stadium to face Michigan State. It will Pregame: 3 p.m. with Marc Malusis Stat Comparison/Rutgers Ranks .................3 be the fifth road game this year and fourth in Student Radio: WRSU 88.7-FM Quick Facts/Record Breakdown ..................4 conference play. Sam Marsdale & Matt Howe Single-Game Records/NFL Knights .............5 • It will be the final game for the Rutgers Coach Locations ..........................................6 senior class. The group includes DB Blessu- SERIES HISTORY Pronunciation Guide ...................................7 an Austin, DL Jon Bateky, OL Tariq Cole, DB All-Time Series: Michigan State leads, 6-3 Depth Chart ................................................9 Saquan Hampton, OL Zack Heeman, DB Kiy Last Michigan State Win: Nov. 25, 2017 Game Recaps ...................................... 10-15 Hester, RB Jonathan Hilliman, P Nick John- No. 21 Michigan State 40, Rutgers 7 (at RU) Scoring Plays .............................................16 ston, LB Trevor Morris, QB Rob Nittolo, QB Last Rutgers Win: Sept. 4, 2004 The Last Time ...........................................17 Giovanni Rescigno, LB Deonte Roberts, DL Rutgers 19, Michigan State 14 (at RU) Game-By-Game Starters ...........................18 Muhammad Wainwright, TE Jerome Washing- Participation Chart ...................................19 ton, DB Isaiah Wharton and DL Kevin Wilkins. RUTGERS STAT LEADERS Numerical Roster ................................ 20-21 • Rutgers, “The Birthplace of College Foot- Passing: Sitkowski (134-273, 1,158 yds, 4 TDs) Coaching Staff ...........................................21 ball,” is in its 149th season of competition Rushing: Blackshear (133 att, 580 yds, 3 TDs) Head Coach Chris Ash ...............................22 since 1869. The program has played the most Receiving: Blackshear (41 rec, 338 yds, 2 TDs) Player Career Highs/Bios .................... 23-30 games in the history of the sport (1,348). All-Purpose: Blackshear (1,101 yds) Statistics ............................................. 31-34 VERSUS MICHIGAN STATE Tackles: Morris (101) • Michigan State leads the series, 6-3, dating Sacks: Tverdov (4.0) back to 1988. This will be the fifth Big Ten Interceptions: Hampton/Hayes/Wharton (2) meeting between the programs and the sixth overall matchup in East Lansing. WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM | @RFOOTBALL GAME 12: RUTGERS AT MICHIGAN 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