Is there any separation in Rutgers QB battle midway through spring? 4 takeaways from Greg Schiano

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano and his offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca each indicated this offseason the quarterback battle playing out in Piscataway would figure itself out eventually. Midway through spring camp, there does not seem to be any separation just yet. It is “way too early” to say who is leading the competition between returning redshirt sophomore AJ Surace and Boston College transfer Dylan Lonergan , Schiano said Saturday.

“Maybe it wouldn’t be way too early if somebody did poorly and somebody did well, but they’ve both done well,” Schiano said. “I have total confidence in Coach Ciarrocca. Certainly, he and I discuss it all the time.

As (we’ve said), you’ll know it when you know it, and you can’t rush it. You can make it happen, but that’s not a good thing to do. The best way to do that is just over time, it plays itself out and it becomes evident.

And that has not happened yet. ” Both quarterbacks are “working hard” and “doing a good job,” Schiano said. Both have “made some mistakes, which you’re gonna make when you haven’t been in that role,” but they will run out of mistakes to make if you just keep playing through them and understanding and learning, and that’s what they’re doing right now.