PHILADELPHIA — Shaquan Loyal’s 43-yard interception return for a landing was the turning level of the sport as Rutgers improved to 3-0 with a 16-14 victory over Temple on Saturday and made Greg Schiano the winningest coach in program historical past.
Schiano broke a tie for many wins with 79. He was tied with Frank Burns, who was the top coach from 1973 to 1983, together with the undefeated 1976 staff that was 11-0.
“We’re in the midst of constructing one thing particular,” Schiano stated. “I’m enthusiastic about these guys being part of it with me. And I've the upmost respect for Coach Burns, who was a gents, and I realized lots from him for certain.”
The rating by the sophomore defensive again was the one landing for the Scarlet Knights, who floundered offensively with simply 201 whole yards.
“On a day if you find yourself not throwing your fastball, it's important to be adequate to discover a strategy to win and that’s what we did right now,” Schiano stated. “Defensively, we made some massive stops. Offensively, we did what we needed to do to finish the sport. Is it what we aspire to? No, however you'll be able to’t get labored up about a technique or one other manner. We simply need to preserve working and getting higher.”
The Rutgers protection held on and survived a late scare from the Owls whose comeback try ended when freshman quarterback E.J. Warner — the son of Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Kurt Warner — was rushed into an incomplete move by the Scarlet Knights on a fourth-and-3 from the Temple 41 with 2:30 to play.
Trailing 7-3 halfway by means of the second quarter, Loyal got here on a nook blitz and tipped Warner’s move into the air, grabbing it on the 43 and streaking untouched for the momentum shift. “His eyes received actually massive and I knew that he was going to provide me the freedom key,” Loyal stated. “I put my arms up and made the play.”
Jude McAtamney hit area objectives of 45, 25 and 38 yards for the Scarlet Knights, who are actually 3-0 for the second straight yr.
“On a day if you find yourself not throwing your fastball, it's important to discover a strategy to win,” Schiano stated. “
Warner was 19-for-32 for 215 yards, together with a 47-yard landing move to Jordan Smith that introduced the Owls (1-2) again inside two factors early within the fourth quarter.
“Clearly, there are issues that we will do higher to get a special outcome,” Temple’s first yr coach Stan Drayton stated. “However that is one thing we will construct off of. No ethical victories, however there are plenty of nice issues that we will construct off.”
The Scarlet Knights quarterback scenario continues to cry out for Noah Vedral’s return from an undisclosed harm.
Vedral — a sixth-year starter who was injured throughout spring camp — took snaps this week in apply. With out Vedral and with a rotation of Evan Simon and Gavin Wimsatt, the passing recreation was restricted to simply 59 yards on 17 makes an attempt.
Wimsatt left with an undisclosed harm later within the recreation and Vedral is questionable for subsequent week. “We’re not going to threat somebody for only one week,” Schiano stated. “It’s a physician’s resolution.”
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