Rutgers (4-4, 1-4) faces Illinois (5-3, 2-3) in Champaign on Saturday.
will be without starting right tackle Taj White, starting tight end Kenny Fletcher and backup cornerback Al-Shadee Salaam against Illinois on Saturday, according to the mandatory availability report they filed to the Big Ten ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Illinois at Memorial Stadium.
On the other end of the spectrum, they could get star wide receiver Ian Strong back after he missed the meeting with the Boilermakers in West Lafayette. The Long Island native was listed as questionable. Altogether, Rutgers has 24 players out for the game and another five players listed as questionable.White and Salaam not being listed as out for the season is a positive sign for Rutgers after each suffered what appeared to be significant injuries during last week’s win over Purdue. Salaam’s injury came as he recovered a muffed punt in the second quarter that was called back for a kick-catch interference penalty on the Scarlet Knights; he was carted off the field with a heavy cast on one of his legs.White was rolled up on in the red zone by multiple players on Rutgers’ penultimate drive of the game, leaving the game with less than two minutes to play. The Scarlet Knights moved starting left tackle Tyler Needham in White’s place and replaced him with reserve Moshood Giwa, an LIU transfer with a high upside. That projects to be the solution in Champaign with White out.Brian Fonseca is the Rutgers athletics beat reporter for NJ Advance Media. He primarily covers the Scarlet Knights' football and men's basketball programs, as well as the school's Olympic sports and...If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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