Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAA Football News

Rutgers emptied the playbook at times against South Florida, with 325-pound tackle Anthony Davis lining up as a fullback and quarterback Mike Teel catching his first career pass.

His Rutgers football team was reeling, but coach Greg Schiano told anyone who would listen, 'Don't give up on this team.' Fans were begging for personnel changes, most notably at the quarterback position, but ...

Cc11.1,235,8.7,9.8,8.4; On a third and five at the South Florida 18, Jason McCourty intercepted a pass at the 30 and returned it for his first touchdown of the season to give Rutgers a 14-3 lead.

Mike Teel threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns to help surging Rutgers rout South Florida 49-16 on Saturday for the Scarlet Knights' fourth consecutive victory.

Rutgers linebacker Ryan D'Imperio sacks South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday Nov.

RUTGERS TO DO LIST KEEP TEEL GOING - After slumping through Rutgers' 2-5 start, Mike Teel is one of the hottest quarterbacks in the country, throwing for 637 yards and nine touchdowns in the past two wins.

Given a choice, Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel would prefer to move around in the pocket rather than just stand back and wait to find an open receiver.

Matt Grothe hasn't been having a lot of fun lately, as his South Florida football team has lost two in a row and three of its last four.

PISCATAWAY -- Rutgers left tackle Anthony Davis offered nothing but high praise for George Selvie, the All-America defensive end who he'll likely block against when the Scarlet Knights travel to South Florida ...

Rutgers left tackle Anthony Davis offered nothing but high praise for George Selvie, the All-American defensive end who he'll likely block against when the Scarlet Knights travel to South Florida on Saturday.

For Anthony Perkins, one victory celebration flowed into another. Three days after Perkins and the rest of the Syracuse football team celebrated its upset win over Louisville, the sophomore defensive lineman ...

WHAT WENT RIGHT: With the exception of an 82-yard touchdown run by Doug Hogue in the first quarter, the defense was off-the-charts good.

Rutgers sophomore halfback Kordell Young was named the Big East Conference offensive player of the week Monday after gaining a career-high 143 yards rushing in a win over Syracuse.

Joe Martinek runs for a touchdown after Rutgers coach Greg Schiano called the "Wildcat" play against Syracuse.

BEST PLAY Midway through the third quarter, the Scarlet Knights were in the precarious position of having dominated most of the game with only a seven-point lead to show for it.

Rutgers had skill players putting up gaudy numbers left and right Saturday against Syracuse, making dents into the record books and setting personal bests.

A couple of weeks ago it would have been foolish to think that the game between Rutgers and Syracuse would have bowl implications.

Receivers were wide open, tackling was shabby and blown coverages resulted in big plays.

Ryan Blaszczyk insists he has no idea how many sacks Rutgers' offensive line has yielded this season.

After being booed at home in a win over Connecticut on Oct. 18, Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel responded with a career game at Pittsburgh the following week.