George Johnson News

It might be a bit unfair to compare Rutgers QB Tom Savage to WVU's Jarrett Brown.

The history against Rutgers is pretty well documented now and JB admitted Saturday, "I guess I do have a little bit of a legacy here." That, of course, came a short while after authoring a signature play - giving defensive end George Johnson a dead leg and a killer stiff arm to pick up a first down and ice the game .

West Virginia University is going to the Gator Bowl. Even though they weren't present for much of the second half of the season, the Gator Bowl has decided to let the offense unit join the defense and special teams.

West Virginia right tackle Selvish Capers, seen here trying to stop an interception in September against Auburn, is one of the premier tackles in the country.

Rutgers' Tim Brown drops a pass late in the fourth quarter to end the drive against West Virginia.

Connecticut tight end Ryan Griffin misses a pass as Rutgers defensive end George Johnson defends earlier this season.

A wrist injury has ended senior defensive end Greg Hardy's career at Ole Miss. Getty Images NFL prospects continue to rise and slide on draft boards as the college season enters the final weeks, but injuries continue to dominate the news.

Rutgers defensive back Joe Lefeged sacks Syracuse quarterback Andrew Robinson, causing a fumble, during a game in 2007.

Greg Schiano used words like "talented," "incredible," and "very fast" when describing South Florida quarterback B.J. Daniels.

Rutgers defensive end George Johnson enjoys studying the game of South Florida's defensive end George Selvie .

Can I please turn on a USC football game one time and not hear how great a program the Trojans have? Every time I tune in to a Trojans game, there stands Brent Musberger and Kirk Herbstreit -- or this past weekend, Mike Patrick and Craig James -- telling me how wonderful Southern Cal is and how other teams are intimidated by their defense, or ...

The eyes will have it for Rutgers' defense when it takes the road to face Army on Friday.

Moments like this one, in which Rutgers defensive end Eric Legrand recovered a fumble by Pittsburgh quarterback Bill Stull, were ruined by the Knights' tendency to take penalties.

Rutgers senior defensive end George Johnson took it seriously when head coach Greg Schiano said the seniors have to play their best game -- every game.

Howard quarterback Floyd Haigler is sacked by Rutgers defensive end Jonathan Freeny during a game earlier this season in Piscataway.

Rutgers head coach talks to the media after practice about the status of Tom Savage, George Johnson and Charlie Noonan in regards to this weekend's Homecoming game vs.

Rutgers' David Rowe intercepts the ball intended for Tino Edgecombe of Texas Southern in the first quarter and returns it for a touchdown.

Joe Martinek scored on runs of 9 and 15 yards and Rutgers won its 600th game with a 42-0 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday.

Rutgers back up quarterback Dom Natale will be returning to his former role of backup QB after true freshman Tom Savage comes back from his concussion on Saturday.

The way Jack Corcoran ended the 2008 campaign, it seemed fairly obvious that Rutgers' senior fullback was set for a larger role in the offense.