Rutgers Season PReview

[OSU8085]

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/co...asp?CID=819792

OFFENSE

THE SCHEME: This is a pro-style attack that's a nod to Greg Schiano's three seasons as an NFL assistant. There are plenty of two-back looks for an offense that loves to run behind the fullback. Once defenses commit to stopping the run, Rutgers hits them with play-action passes. Coordinator John McNulty is a rising star and has done a good job overseeing the unit, which last season became the first offense in NCAA history to feature a 3,000-yard passer, a 2,000-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers.

STAR POWER: People liked to criticize quarterback Mike Teel early in his career. He deserved it then, but not now. Teel threw for 3,147 yards, the second-best total in school history, and a school-record 20 TDs last season despite playing the last nine games with an injured thumb on his throwing hand. Now a fifth-year senior, Teel is in line to leave campus as the school's leading career passer. Still, there's one caveat: He needs to deliver big against the best teams in the Big East. He too often gets fat against the patsies while shrinking against better foes.