Chris Ash is coming into his first season as Rutgers coach knowing that he sure isn’t at Ohio State anymore. The Scarlet Knights’ depth chart isn’t very deep and the talent level isn’t anywhere close to what he had as the co-defensive coordinator with the Buckeyes. Coaching Rutgers is going to be a challenge. It is coming off a 4-8 record last season with one win in the Big Ten Conference in eight games. Rutgers’ recent success is a thing of the past. The Scarlet Knights are rebuilding. “Got to get back in to football playing shape,” Ash said after training camp opened. “We’re in great conditioning shape from summer work outs, but just like most teams at this time of year, we’re not in great football shape and we got to play ourselves back into that, but good start.” Ash was not as happy after the first preseason practice, so there has been some improvement in recent months. “As we continue to go through training camp we’ll have a better feel of our team, our players and our picture will become clearer,” Ash said. “It’s a lot clearer than when we first started, so making progress, but like I…
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