Gary Nova, No. 15, and the Rutgers passing attack needs to improve.
Entering the 2012 season, Rutgers had high hopes for their offensive attack. With a pair of talented young running backs and what many called the best wide receiver group in the Big East, the only question was at quarterback. Would Gary Nova or Chas Dodd be the starter? That was the question entering training camp. Prior to the regular season opener, head coach Kyle Flood named Nova the starter. The thought was, Nova had improved his play from last season and was ready to lead a high scoring offense.
Through two games, Nova and the Scarlet Knights offense have been inconsistent. You could even call their performance uninspiring.
In the first two games of the season, Rutgers is averaging 25 points. They have averaged 315 yards of offense per game while the quarterback has completed 55% of his passes. Those number all sound good, right? So what’s the problem?
Well, to start, the 25 points per game have been assisted b...
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PLAYERS:
Gary Nova,
Chas Dodd,
Brandon Coleman,
Brandon Jones,
Jawan Jamison,
Savon Huggins,
Mark Harrison,
Quron Pratt,
D.C. Jefferson,
Jeremy Deering,
Miles Shuler,
Leonte Carroo
TEAMS: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
TEAMS: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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Rutgers 26, Howard 0
Gary Nova threw two touchdown passes to Brandon Coleman and Rutgers' swarming defense limited Howard to 149 total yards Saturday, giving Kyle Flood a 26-0 victory in his first home game as the Scarlet Knights' coach.
Nova and Coleman combined on scoring passes of 32 and 16 yards as Rutgers got off to its second 2-0 start in three seasons.
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