{"id":64984,"date":"2022-09-03T17:05:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T17:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rutgers-qb-noah-vedral-to-miss-season-opener-vs-boston-college-with-injury\/"},"modified":"2022-09-03T17:05:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T17:05:59","slug":"rutgers-qb-noah-vedral-to-miss-season-opener-vs-boston-college-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rutgers-qb-noah-vedral-to-miss-season-opener-vs-boston-college-with-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers QB Noah Vedral to miss season-opener vs.  Boston College with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADLM9248599085\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LOP6J5YUNZA4ZB34LXVQXDRENE\">The quarterback battle at Rutgers has dwindled down to two candidates, but not in the way head coach Greg Schiano originally hoped it would.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GUQNPG7R7ZBCVPCALOK6CM36XI\">Veteran signal-caller Noah Vedral is unavailable for the Scarlet Knights&#8217; season-opening meeting with Boston College on Saturday due to injury, sources familiar with the situation told NJ Advance Media.  His status is categorized as \u201cweek-to-week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7XNXNZN3K5H5TJQOJMZRPCQMXQ\">The Scarlet Knights have yet to announce who will start.  Gavin Wimsatt, the highest-ranked quarterback commit in program history at the time of his pledge, is the heavy favorite to get the nod, but Schiano has remained firm throughout the preseason that third-year sophomore Evan Simon could start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XOY3UEPVFFE3HJXKIUTRENTUPY\">The possibility of a two-quarterback platoon, a scenario Schiano mentioned throughout the offseason, remains a possibility in Chestnut Hill, per source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center\" id=\"ZPNMKRS3G5EIJCZ76JBQ5WNWBQ\"><b>Want to bet on College Football?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center\" id=\"D5RSJ2PPEJB5VKT77JHIKRLZZE\"><b>See the best NJ Sports Betting sites<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"H3OH4OB7XRBDNOGZCFJVD34AFA\">\u201cWhatever it takes to give us the best chance to win,\u201d Schiano said Monday during his game-week press conference.  \u201c(Offensive coordinator) Sean (Gleeson), myself and the offensive staff, if we feel that&#8217;s the best way to win a game, then we&#8217;ll play multiple guys.  If not, we&#8217;ll just play one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DQ2JLUYEU5A6ZFVHZHWZHDIDEE\">There are two certainties: the already-high pressure on the revamped offensive line to improve from last season&#8217;s catastrophic showing now ramps up significantly, and no matter who Rutgers chooses to take Vedral&#8217;s place, they will not be able to match his experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CXTHVD7P7BGEXMZXH5EAH3NKZI\">Vedral started 20 games for the Scarlet Knights across his first two seasons in Piscataway following his transfer from Nebraska.  He was the undisputed starter upon arriving, starting seven games during the 2020 coronavirus season, and followed that up by starting all 13 games in the 2021 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MXHSJIZLLVE7LH2DTRTLJKQMQE\">And according to the Big Ten Network&#8217;s Gerry DiNardo, who attended a Rutgers practice early in training camp, Vedral looked \u201clike he&#8217;s probably going to be the guy\u201d in the 2022 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"46HJTLRY5VAT3FU7DPPWAJPY3I\">Following the first practice of camp, Vedral said his approach to the competition remained the same as his previous two years at Rutgers and that he will still be \u201cpreparing to be the starter.\u201d  In the meantime, the future quarterbacks coach gladly played the part of mentor for the younger members of the room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5NYUKT4MP5HTJIA4SBBBI272AM\">\u201cI&#8217;m not going to withhold information.  They share information with me.  If they learn a tip, we share it,\u201d Vedral said earlier in camp.  \u201cMeeting rooms are really cooperative, which is awesome.  Not all rooms are like that.  The humility and the team-first attitude that our room really gives us a good chance to work together.  \u2026 That bodes well in the season too because you don&#8217;t know who&#8217;s playing week-to-week.  You could be a starter one week.  You could be out with an injury.  Stuff like that happens.  You got to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FFPMZAR6GRFU3OHMJUAJJVUY54\">Unfortunately for Vedral and his team, his words turned prophetic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OX5FB45C4JEQXC3JTPA2Y5LVPY\">Wimsatt played in four games last season, his first at Rutgers after enrolling in September of what was supposed to be his senior year of high school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HMHGHY3TPBE7HJDWAWKLFR2FQQ\">His signature moment remains his first career pass, a dart to wide receiver Bo Melton that converted a crucial fourth-down in a win over Illinois in Champaign.  His most extended action came in the Gator Bowl, where he completed seven of his 16 passes for 30 yards and an interception and ran for 39 yards on four carries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YWBP5WNJ6FCIHHVZKNIH4VAA7A\">After spending the summer improving his ability to \u201cstudy the defense,\u201d growing \u201cmore in tune with the game\u201d and developing in the weight room, Wimsatt said on the first day of training camp that he felt \u201cmore comfortable in what I&#8217;m doing\u201d and was approaching the quarterback competition \u201cwith open ears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NEKM2XWRNRCQZHIRJ3HICEV5SQ\">\u201cPaying attention, guys are teaching each other everything, making sure we don&#8217;t make the same mistakes,\u201d Wimsatt said.  \u201cEvan and Noah, they&#8217;re open with that.  So we&#8217;re helping each other get better every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XKH32FORQ5EG7NR6HGZPVVHKKQ\">Despite having an extra year in the program, Simon does not have much more experience than Wimsatt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2N25AXOCARHUPBLLJAQXZ3LWXE\">After redshirting the 2020 season, the Pennsylvania native featured in six games last fall, often the first option to replace Vedral in the various times he got hurt.  Simon completed 16 of his 28 pass attempts (57.1 percent) for 145 yards, one interception and no touchdowns in those appearances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"62VC4BMERJDMRBU3JONQNXK37U\"><i>Please subscribe now and support the local journalism YOU rely on and trust.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XJIMIYO4ARD5RIM57MSG5FCDRA\"><i>Brian Fonseca may be reached at <\/i><i>bfonseca@njadvancemedia.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ISSH2OWWVZCDDJLXPNVPXO7TSU\"><i>Patrick Lanni may be reached at <\/i><i>planni@njadvancemedia.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The quarterback battle at Rutgers has dwindled down to two candidates, but not in the way head coach Greg Schiano originally hoped it would. Veteran signal-caller Noah Vedral is unavailable for the Scarlet Knights&#8217; season-opening meeting with Boston College on Saturday due to injury, sources familiar with the situation told NJ Advance Media. His status &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rutgers-qb-noah-vedral-to-miss-season-opener-vs-boston-college-with-injury\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rutgers QB Noah Vedral to miss season-opener vs.  Boston College with injury<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65170,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rutgers-uses-three-qbs-on-opening-drive-with-comic-results\/","url_meta":{"origin":64984,"position":0},"title":"Rutgers Uses Three QBs on Opening Drive, With Comic Results","date":"September 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"It's never a good sign when a football team opens the season without its starting quarterback.That's exactly the situation Rutgers found itself in Saturday in its 2022 season opener at Boston College. 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