Kyle Monangai stamped his place in Rutgers lore on Saturday, and program legend Ray Rice was there to pass him the torch.
The white jerseys flocked to the back corner of SECU Stadium, celebrating a win that will be remembered for a long time in Piscataway.. Together, they sang the alma mater with the hundred or so fans who stuck around until the end, then they gathered in the locker room for a celebration and a huge sigh of relief.
“It means the world,” he said. “ someone I look up to in terms of the running back and a legend here at Rutgers, so it was special to do it while he was here.” Monangai is the fourth Rutgers running back with multiple 1,000 yard seasons, and they seem to come once in a generation: Jennings started in the ‘70′s , Willis followed in the 90′s , Rice set the standard in the aughts and now Monangai has grabbed the baton and helped Rutgers back to relevance.“Kyle,” cornerback Robert Longerbeam said, “is one of one.”
“There’s some runs where I feel like I’m in the game, because I’m making the cut in my head, but he’s making it on the field,” Rice said. “That’s the beauty in camaraderie, understanding the game and knowing what goes into it.”
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