There have many high-profile recruits to visit Rutgers over the past couple months, but few as highly-touted as Steven Smothers, a 5-9, 160-pound offensive blur, with upwards of 30 scholarship offers from Rutgers, Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State and Michigan, to name a few.
So when the Franklin (Reisterstown, Md.) standout revealed in April that Rutgers had made his Top 5 — along with West Virginia, Oregon, Alabama and Florida — NJ Advance Media began tracking him down to find out why.
"All the coaches seem like they were showing a lot of love, the offense, the location, the atmosphere of the school, just everything about it," said Smothers, who primarily plays wide receiver and was offered by Rutgers in May of 2013.