Rutgers QB Art Sitkowski, RB Raheem Blackshear plan to redshirt

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- First, a coaching change four games into the season and now a couple of Rutgers players look like they have called it a season as well.

In order to remain eligible to redshirt, quarterback Art Sitkowski and running back Raheem Blackshear asked Rutgers interim coach Nunzio Campanile to not play against Maryland on Saturday. By not playing a fifth game, the two can take advantage of an NCAA rule implemented last year that allows players to compete in four games while still being able to preserve a year of eligibility.

"Am I disappointed by it? Incredibly. Do I understand it? I guess so. I guess that's the way the world is now," Campanile said after Rutgers lost 48-7. "I…