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Rutgers football boot camp as difficult as advertised, new enrollees say

PISCATAWAY – Only three weeks into his college career, Solomon Manning has no baseline for which to compare the supposedly intensified Rutgers football winter conditioning program.

But his veteran teammates do, and Manning senses they are feeling the rude awakening, too.

“They’re just as surprised and shocked as I am,” said Manning, who graduated early from Colonia High School to enroll in January. “As hard as it is for me, it’s just as hard for them as well.”

#RFootball freshmen: Strength coaches want immense effort + perfection in grueling winter boot camp. https://t.