Coming off a 44-7 season-opening win over FCS opponent Howard, Rutgers trainer Greg Schiano used to be requested what particular side his group can paintings on in Week 2.
“That record is a protracted, lengthy record,” Schiano mentioned. “We’ve a laundry record of items we need to strengthen on.”
The Scarlet Knights hope to tighten all stages in their recreation once they host Akron on Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.
Rutgers (1-0) led Howard simply 17-7 at halftime remaining week prior to working away in the second one part. The Scarlet Knights haven’t any query marks at working again, the place remaining 12 months’s main rusher within the Giant Ten, Kyle Monangai, kicked off his season with a career-high-tying 165 speeding yards and a landing.
In his Rutgers debut after moving from Minnesota, quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis finished 15 of 24 passes for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns and added 43 speeding yards. Schiano mentioned he is assured Kaliakmanis will have the ability to throw downfield when referred to as upon after averaging simply 6.1 yards consistent with try within the opener.
“We will push the ball down the sector. Athan is excellent at that,” Schiano mentioned. “I am not involved. However you are proper, we now have were given to hit (downfield passes). Till you hit them, they aren’t a risk.”
Schiano added he used to be “indisputably involved” that his protection handiest generated one sack towards Howard.
The Scarlet Knights had been towards a cell quarterback in Howard’s Ja’Shawn Scroggins and can face a identical take a look at towards dual-threat Akron quarterback Tahj Bullock, who led his group with 42 speeding yards on 14 makes an attempt in a season-opening 52-6 loss to Ohio State.
The Zips (0-1) saved their deficit to 7-3 early in the second one quarter, forcing a three-and-out and a turnover on downs on two of Ohio State’s first 3 possessions. The rating used to be 17-3 at halftime prior to the Buckeyes pulled away.
Akron trainer Joe Moorhead — who circled Bullock and Ben Finley at quarterback in that recreation — coached towards Schiano from his time as offensive coordinator at UConn throughout the Giant East days.
“(Schiano’s) groups are all the time well-prepared,” Moorhead mentioned. “They play with nice competitiveness and effort and physicality. They give the impression of being to determine the road of scrimmage on all sides of the ball, and that is the reason obvious at the movie.”
–Box Stage Media
