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    3 Rutgers Scarlet Knights to Watch in Urgent Comeback

    Angela MieleBy Angela MieleNovember 9, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
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    SHI Stadium for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights before game against Michigan 2022- Andrew Mills / NJ Advance Media
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    The Rutgers Scarlet Knights lost to the Michigan Wolverines last weekend 52-17. Despite surprisingly winning at halftime, a poor Rutgers offense led to a Michigan dominated second half. This week, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will face the Michigan State Spartans in hopes to get back on track and close out the season on a high note. Here are three Rutgers players to watch in this weekend’s matchup.

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    The Rutgers Scarlet Knights walking off the field after loss vs Michigan 2022 – Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media

    Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Kyle Monangai

    Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Kyle Monangai is in his sophomore season and has done fairly well on a poor offense. This season, Monangai has totaled 229 rushing yards from 66 attempts and two touchdowns, according to Sports Reference. Despite being a runningback, Monangai has also totaled 11 yards from three receptions. Between Monangai and Samuel Brown V, the run game is not bad for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Maybe this weekend against Michigan State the offense can get something going where they can rely on rushing the ball and avoid turnovers.

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    Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Kyle Monangai vs Syracuse – Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

    In the first have against Michigan, Rutgers actually was up 17-14. Monangai was not able to get anything going against the Wolverines though. He only had four carries for 17 yards and no touchdowns, according to ESPN. Just four carries are not enough to get any momentum going. It will be interesting to see if he gets more carries this weekend against Michigan state, as the Scarlet Knights look to come back from a horrible loss.

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    Rutgers Running Back Kyle Monangai – Kamil Krzaczynski / Associated Press

    Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Deion Jennings

    The Rutgers defense has been the highlight of the team this 2022 season. Senior linebacker Deion Jennings has done well for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Jennings has a total of four pass deflections, 78 combined tackles, 40 of which were solo. Jennings also has a total of 5.5 tackles for loss this season according to Sports Reference. All he has missed out on this year is sacks, but that could change this weekend.  Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne has been sacked 15 times this season according to ESPN. Potentially this week Jennings can get his first sack.

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    The Rutgers Scarlet Knights defense – Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports

    The Rutgers defense held off Michigan as long as they could last weekend, but it was not enough. Jennings had a total of 10 combined tackles, and only three were solo, according to ESPN. The senior linebacker will want to try to increase those stats this weekend against the Michigan State Spartans.

    Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Gavin Wimsatt

    The quarterback position for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights has been the weakest component of this team. Sophomore quarterback, Gavin Wimsatt has gotten the start when healthy, with Noah Vedral as his backup. This season, Wimsatt has completed 30 passes out of 69 for only 351 yards, according to Sports Reference. He has also only thrown two touchdowns and eight interceptions. This will need to improve this week against Michigan State, especially after a poor game against Michigan.

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    Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt on the bench after throwing his third interception against Michigan 2022 – Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media

    Last weekend, Wimsatt played very poorly. The quarterback completed only 14 passes out of 29 for 166 yards. He also threw one touchdown and three interceptions, according to ESPN. The turnovers were what led to a dominant Michigan second half. If Rutgers wants to win this weekend, Wimsatt will have to avoid throwing interceptions, or the coaching staff may need to make yet another switch.

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    The Rutgers Scarlet Knights running onto the field of SHI Stadium – Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

    The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will kick off against the Michigan State Spartans at noon this Saturday. Be sure to watch for these three players and how they push to get their team a win.

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    Angela Miele has been writing for Gridiron Heroics since September 2022 covering the San Francisco 49ers and other NFL and NCAA topics. She graduated from Rowan University with a BA in English and currently attending Rutgers University to get her MA in Communication and Media Studies. Follow me on Twitter at @angelamiele811

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