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When Kirk Ciarrocca was hired as Rutgers football’s offensive coordinator, he took on a major project of trying to jumpstart an offense that hadn’t been as productive as it needed to be.
Twelve games later, what does Ciarrocca see?
Improvement, but still plenty of room for growth.
“Am I proud of the progress we made? Yes, I am,” Ciarrocca said during a virtual news conference Monday previewing the Scarlet Knights’ trip to the Pinstripe Bowl. “Am I proud of the way the kids have responded? Yeah, I definitely am. But I also know that there’s a long way to go to get to where we want to be and where I planned on taking them when I came here.”
So after Rutgers plays Miami on Dec. 28 at Yankee Stadium (2:15 p.m., ESPN), Ciarrocca will move on to start identifying ways to continue that progress next season, which will be his second as Greg Schiano’s offensive coordinator.
Looking ahead at Rutgers football’s offense next season
Ciarrocca will have some key pieces coming back – perhaps none bigger than running back Kyle Monangai, who opted to delay his pursuit of the NFL and return next season to build on his 1,000-yard rushing season.
Offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca observes warm up exercises before Rutgers University football spring practice at Marco Battaglia Practice Complex in Piscataway, NJ Tuesday April 11, 2023.
Rutgers will also have an offensive line that took steps forward this season under coach Pat Flaherty, some solid young receivers, including Ian Strong, and an experienced, speedy receiver in Monmouth transfer Dymere Miller, who committed to the Scarlet Knights on Sunday.
But one of the biggest questions that will face the offense remains one that faced Rutgers heading into this season, also: How much can Wimsatt, who has gone 131-of-274 (47.8 percent) passing for 1,651 yards and nine…
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Publish date : 2023-12-19 09:00:33
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