Rutgers wrestling coach Scott Goodale was clearly frustrated following the Scarlet Knights’ 21-9 setback to EIWA-rival Lehigh before the largest crowd ever to watch a wrestling match in school history.
But if Goodale had a message for the 5,011 fans in attendance it was this: We’ll be back.
The Scarlet Knights’ fourth-year coach spoke about better days ahead in both the EIWA and NCAA tournaments, and predicted that it won’t be too long before wins over Lehigh (now 40-1 all-time over Rutgers) are commonplace.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2011 by Keith Sargeant.
In the end, former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage opted to play at one of the schools Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano approved on his original transfer release.
Savage, whose father publicly ripped Schiano for not letting his son contact Miami and Florida about the possibility of transferring south, is headed 2,400 miles west to play for Arizona, according to TucsonCitizen.com.
Arizona, which finished 7-6 and 4-5 in the Pac-10 last season, was among the 17 schools Schiano reportedly Ok’d as a possible transfer destination last month.
According to the TucsonCitizen.com report, Arizona was the only recruiting trip Savage took after transferring out of Rutgers. The Springfield, Pa., native, who is currently not enrolled in college, will have two years to play at Arizona beginning in 2012 after sitting out this upcoming season per NCAA transfer rules.
Savage, who turned down two dozen major scholarship offers to play for Rutgers, lived up to his billing when he first arrived, throwing for 2,211 yards and 14 touchdowns en route to earning Freshman All-America honors. But the 6-4, 230-pounder struggled in the early part of his sophomore season and, after injuries to his ribs and hand shelved him for three weeks midway through Rutgers’ 4-8 campaign, Savage relinquished his starting job to true freshman Chas Dodd.
PISCATAWAY — The Rutgers softball team set a modest goal before the start of last season, striving to qualify for the Big East Tournament for the first time in 12 years.
The Scarlet Knights accomplished that quest, but needed to go to the final game of the season to secure their spot in the eight-team conference dance.
Now, if Brittney Lindley has her way, the Scarlet Knights will be punching their Big East Tournament ticket earlier this spring.
Rutgers coach Jay Nelson, who last season offered a preseason guarantee that his club would qualify for the Big East Tournament, didn’t make any such promises on the eve of the 2011 season. Instead, the Scarlet Knights’ fifth-year coach said “”the goal is to get in and win the Big East” this spring.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2011 by Jerry Carino.