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Ebanks Sets Visits

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Devin Ebanks has set his schedule of visits, a schedule that will lead to a college decision by May 21. The 6-foot-9 Ebanks, a small forward who is the No. 13 prospect in the Class of 2008, will visit West Virginia this weekend before playing in the Jordan Brand Classic April 19...
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Passport's out

My flight leaves tomorrow morning and I haven't even pulled my suitcase out of the closet. But with that trickle of e-mails turning into a veritable inbox flooding... let's just say you're very good at making a beat writer feel...
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Business tripping it

The night before the Final Four, the NCAA hosts the Salute Dinner and so the afternoon before the International Bowl, the organizers hosted a luncheon. The players put on their suits, the invitations were issued for noon and at exactly...
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Think Pink

Coach Stringer somehow managed to lay off the shoes today. Stringer's a taskmaster and she's a perfectionist and there's not really much that ever escapes one of her assaults. She's been known to yell at one of her players, "You...
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Holding AD's hand

It was cold, it was snowing and the "heat" (I use that term loosely) in the University of Toronto bubble wasn't the kind to make a dent in someone's gas bill. But an hour after the Scarlet Knights' final practice...
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Candace Parker

Pat Summitt might want to work on her poker face. Late in last night's win at Ole Miss, Candace Parker went down under the basket, grabbed her twice-surgically repaired knee, needed help getting off the floor and put a serious...
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Ray-Ray

Courtney Greene only stopped calling Ray Rice "Ray-Ray" to me this year. Of course, when you grow up with a kid, it's hard to start referring to him formally. And when the kid's Ray, well, he has to be one...
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Motto Change

Remember before "Keep Chopping" became this branded battle cry, entrepreneurially splashed across t-shirts, backlit on ESPN segments, and mocked by Cincinnati's Ben Mauk? Remember when the Scarlet Knights wore those quiet red rubber bracelets that said T.B.A? When the Knights...
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Heisman Night and Ray

Ray Rice said he'd watch the Heisman ceremonies tonight and he managed to say it without sounding bummed about not being there himself. "My name was mentioned in that category," he said. "I can take pride in that." Set to...
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Teel's thumb... again

Argh. Mike Teel opens the week telling us he feels better than he has in weeks. He finishes practice Tuesday and tells us he hasn't felt this good on any Tuesday in October. He looks good Wednesday and then comes...
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Good-bye Coach Rizzi

A source very close to the Rhode Island search committee just confirmed what I'd been pretty confident of last week... Darren Rizzi is the Rams' new head football coach. The Rutgers assistant head coach interviewed last week, Norfolk State's Pete...
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Silver Linings in the Trainers' Room

Tom Brady hits Jabar Gaffney in the back left corner the end zone and - after shrieking "No way!" about four times - I think of Mike Teel. It was a month ago, after Rutgers had lost at UConn and...
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Courtney too?

Courtney Greene yelled at me today. Okay, it was kind of a mock yell and he wasn't really angry, but when I told him about the website I saw that said he'd declared for the draft, he DID get kind...
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Coffee Talk

Greg Schiano's out recruiting, the kids don't get on a football field till this weekend and until the women tip off tonight at Duke, there's really not much to report in Rutgersland. So, let's chat instead... How about Gov. Corzine...
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DC's Coming

I told you earlier that DC Jefferson texted me and said he'd call as soon as school let out. Well, he did. And he kept calling me "ma'am" too. After DC committed to Rutgers Aug. 11, then committed to LSU...
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DC Commits... Again

And this time, it makes Rutgers fans happy. When DC Jefferson first committed to Rutgers this past August, it was as big a sign as any that the Scarlet Knights had moved into the big time. A 6-foot-6.5-inch, 241-pounder, Jefferson...
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That call to JoePa

With Bobby Bowden finally agreeing to officially name a successor (offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher), David Jones of the Harrisburg Patriot-News thinks it's a farce Joe Paterno hasn't. Only now Dave'd decided JoePa won't. See, for years, recruits were told immensely-well...
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Bowl Bafflement

Well, contrary to what a New Haven Register blog presumed (Runway Ramblings), Rutgers is not entirely out of the Sun Bowl picture. John Folmer, the president of the bowl, just told me so this morning. To read everything he has...
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Schiano's Soul-Searching

At 11p.m. last night, Greg Schiano put out the word that the Scarlet Knights would meet at 7 a.m. Then he spent all night figuring out what exactly he'd tell those Scarlet Knights. Schiano declined to comment any further beyond...
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Not So Cool Coach

It seems DC Jefferson's high school coach isn't so into his quarterback's decision to re-commit to Rutgers. Check this out: Coach questions DC In this morning's Record, I told you why DC felt his switch back to Rutgers did indeed...
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Hoop Horror Picture Show

Courtney Chandler turned the ball over, Hamady Ndiaye pushed his big body upcourt and blocked Marlon Sanders' shot, the crowd went off, the Scarlet Knights raced back to their end of the court, and with the whole Rutgers bench standing...
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Turnabout

Last year it was Rutgers in the 18-point hole. Last year it was Rutgers kicking the game-winning field goal with less than two dozen seconds left. Last year it was Rutgers' fans rushing the field, last year it was Rutgers...
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Schiano Milking... or Seeking?

Greg Schiano said he didn't want to start the speculation again. He impatiently said, "Last year was one thing." Schiano's name kept coming up in coaching searches, the rumors weren't stopping and Monday, the seventh-year coach forcefully said, "This is...
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Some check-up

Tara Sullivan, fabulous woman that she is, went out to practice for me today. And then told me I missed a sad bit of news. James Townsend's Rutgers career is apparently over. The wideout and return man seems to have...
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Inside Rutgers practice: Rutgers WR depth; A confident Mike Teel; Schiano's new Mantra

A new blog from North Jersey Media Group's Adita Kinkhabwala has been providing in depth coverage of Rutgers this summer. Today, she likens WR Kenny Britt to T.O. without the attitude, but unfortunately with the drops. I suppose there are worse people to have at WR than a TO. ...
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