2014 RUTGERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • THE BIRTHPLACE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL Game 12 • Rutgers (6-5, 2-5) at Maryland (7-4, 4-3) GAME INFORMATION SATURDAY, NOV. 29 • 3:30 p.m. Date ........................................................Saturday, Nov. 29 Kickoff Time ...........................................................3:32 p.m. Byrd Stadium (51,802) • College Park, Md. Location.................................................. College Park, Md. Venue....... ..............Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium THE GAME THE SERIES WITH A VICTORY ... Capacity ...................................................................... 51,802 Surface........................................................... ...........FieldTurf • Rutgers closes out its inaugu- • In a series that began in 1920, • The Scarlet Knights would finish Television........................................... ..........................ESPNU ral regular season in the Big Ten Maryland leads the all-time se- the regular season 7-5 overall af- Internet ................................................... WatchESPN.com with a meeting against fellow ries 5-4.The two teams have not ter entering the 2014 campaign Radio........................ ....... Rutgers IMG Sports Network league newcomer Maryland Sat- met since 2009 when Rutgers with one of the nation’s top 10 ............................(710-WOR; 1450-WCTC, 610--WIP) urday in College Park, Md. earned a 34-13 victory in Col- most difficult schedules. Student Radio .........................................WRSU 88.7 FM • Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. with lege Park over the Terps. • Rutgers would move to 6-2 all- Live Stats....................................... ....ScarletKnights.com live coverage on ESPNU. Adam • Saturday’s game marks the time against teams coached by Amin, John Congemi and Quint return of two former Terrapin Randy Edsall. THE TEAMS Kessenich will call the game for football letterwinners now on the • The Scarlet Knights would cap- ESPNU. Rutgers coaching staff - offensive ture their second consecutive • Coverage on the Rutgers IMG coordinator Ralph Friedgen and victory over the Terps in series Sports Network begins at 2:30 defensive line coach Jim Pana- play for the first time. p.m. with Marc Malusis and gos. Friedgen directed the Ter- • Rutgers would capture its first Jamaal Westerman on the pre- rapins to unprecedented heights November road victory in confer- game show. Chris Carlin, Ray in his tenure, taking the program ence play since a 10-3 win at Cin- Scarlet Knights Terrapins Lucas and Anthony Fucilli have to seven bowl games, including a cinnati on Nov. 17, 2012. Record Record the game broadcast at noon. pair of New Year’s Day appear- 6-5, 2-5 Big Ten 7-4, 4-3 Big Ten Fans can listen to the game on ances, and a school-record five Ranking Ranking WCTC-1450 AM in Central Jer- bowl victories. Prior to Fried- Not ranked Not ranked sey, 710-WOR AM Radio in New gen’s arrival, Maryland had just Last Game Last Game York City and 610-WIP AM in one bowl game appearance in its Nov. 22 at Michigan St.; Nov. 22 at Michigan; Philadelphia. previous 15 seasons. L, 45-3 W, 23-16 • Panagos was a two-time letter- Head Coach Head Coach winner at defensive tackle and Kyle Flood Randy Edsall led the Terrapins in sacks (5) Career Record Career Record and tackles-for-loss (12) in 1992 21-16 (Third season) 94-98 (16th season) as a senior. Record at Rutgers Record at Maryland 21-16 (Third season) 20-28 (Fourth season) THE SCHEDULE THE BROADCAST vs. Maryland vs. Rutgers Rutgers (6-5, 2-5 Big Ten) First meeting 2-5 Television • ESPNU Home ..................................................................................... 4-2 Adam Amin (play-by-play) Website Website Away ...................................................................................... 2-3 John Congemi (color analyst) ScarletKnights.com UMTerps.com Neutral.................................................................................. 0-0 Quint Kessenich (sideline) Twitter Twitter Big Ten .................................................................................. 2-5 John Kettering (producer) @RFootball @MD_Football Non-Conference ............................................................... 4-0 Radio • Rutgers IMG Sports Network August (1-0) Chris Carlin (play-by-play) RUTGERS CONTACTS 28 at Washington State W, 41-38 Ray Lucas (color analyst) Jason Baum Anthony Fucilli (sideline) Senior Associate Athletic Director & September (3-1) Marc Malusis (studio host) Chief Communications Officer 6 Howard W, 38-25 Jamaal Westerman (studio co-host) 201-966-6338 - cell 13 Penn State L, 13-10 Eric LeGrand (color analyst) 732-445-7028 - office 20 at Navy W, 31-24 Paul Shrager (engineer) [email protected] 27 Tulane W, 31-6 Twitter: @JasonBaumRU Satellite Radio • SiriusXM October (1-2) Sirius channel 134 Jimmy Gill 4 Michigan W, 26-24 XM channel 195 Associate Director of Communications 18 at No. 13 Ohio State L, 56-17 732-991-9486 - cell 25 at No. 16 Nebraska L, 42-24 732-445-7028 - office Internet • WatchESPN.com [email protected] Twitter: @JGill027 November (1-2) 1 Wisconsin L, 37-0 15 Indiana W, 45-23 22 at No. 10 Michigan State L, 45-3 29 at Maryland 3:30 p.m. 1 WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM MARYLAND GAME WEEK MEDIA AVAILABILITY Sunday, Nov. 30 Monday, Nov. 24 Tuesday, Nov. 25 Wed., Nov. 26 Thurs., Nov. 27 Friday, Nov. 28 Saturday, Nov. 29 Kyle Flood teleconfer- Kyle Flood news con- Post-practice Post-practice Kyle Flood teleconfer- No availability Rutgers at ence - 3:45 p.m. ference - 11 a.m. Kyle Flood & Players Kyle Flood & Players ence - Noon Maryland 3:30 p.m. - ESPNU Player media lun- cheon - 11:30 a.m. RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PRESS BOX SERVICES VIDEO AT PRACTICE The Rutgers Athletic Communications Office is available to Complete NCAA statistics, play-by-play, and quote sheets On Tuesday and Wednesday, video and photo access is assist you with coverage of the Rutgers football program. from both teams are all regular services on gameday. Upon available during individual periods of practice. Tripods are The primary media contact for the Rutgers football program your arrival, you will receive a press folder with a game not permitted on the practice field and media members is Jason Baum and Jimmy Gill is the secondary contact for program, flip card, updated stats and game day notes. The must stand at least five yards off the sideline. the 2014 season. Jordan Ozer will also assist in coverage. press box has wireless Internet access. Login information The Athletic Communications Office is located on the will be provided on gamedays. WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEON first floor press box of High Point Solutions Stadium. For Requested players will be available each Monday at the information regarding credentials, interviews, statistics, POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Rutgers football luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in press conferences, etc., please call the Athletic Commu- Coach Flood and players, following the designated cool- the Audi Rutgers Club. nications Office at 732-445-7028, visit CollegePressBox. ing off period, will be made available after each game to com or e-mail Baum at [email protected]. members of the media. Coach Flood’s press conference will COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM To assist in your coverage throughout the year, please take place in the team meeting room of the Hale Center, Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for read the media information on this page. Briefly, all inter- which is located opposite the playing field from the press Big Ten football. Access and download weekly game notes, views must be arranged through the Athletic Communi- box. quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the confer- cations Office at least one day in advance and all players, With approximately five minutes remaining in the game, ence and each of the member schools throughout the sea- coaches and support staff will not take part in an interview members of the media will be escorted across the field to- son. Login information will be distributed to accredited me- unless scheduled by the Athletic Communications Office. wards the Hale Center. dia, or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to Rutgers’ locker room is open to the media following [email protected]. MEDIA CREDENTIALS the conclusion of Flood’s press conference. The visiting All media credential requests must be submitted via team’s press conference will be held in the defensive backs RUTGERS IMG SPORTS NETWORK email to [email protected]. meeting room, inside the Hale Center, on the second floor. Rutgers football games will be broadcast over the Rut- Admittance to the High Point Solutions Stadium Press A member of the Rutgers Athletic Communications office gers IMG Sports Network to 50,000 watt WOR 710-AM in Box is limited to working media members only. Credential will escort the visiting media to the defensive backs meeting New York City and Central Jersey’s WCTC 1450-AM. requests must be made through Rutgers’ credentialing room. Play-by-play announcer Chris Carlin is well known to email. sports radio fans throughout the State of Rutgers. The Please request credentials at least two weeks in ad- PHONES 41-year-old Carlin is in his 14th year with the Rutgers Radio vance of the game to permit sufficient time for mailing. Me- A limited number of courtesy phones are available in the Network, including his 11th as the play-by-play voice of Rut- dia credentials which cannot be mailed will be left at Media press box at High Point Solutions Stadium. The phones are gers football. Carlin is also the play-by-play voice for Rutgers Will Call (Media Entrance) beneath the press box at High all operator-assisted calls, or third-party billing calls can be basketball and is the host of Geico SportsNite on SNY and Point Solutions Stadium at Gate A. made. Should you wish to have a phone installed at High serves as co-host of ”Loud Mouths” on SNY. Working space in the Rutgers Press Box is allotted on Point Solutions Stadium, contact Verizon at 1-800-564- Former Rutgers standout quarterback Ray Lucas is in the following basis: (1) daily newspaper writers covering for 9911 or 9922.