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6 takeaways from Rutgers' Chris Ash and Nunzio Campanile on family, recruiting and why now?

Rutgers coach Chris Ash hired Bergen Catholic’s Nunzio Campanile as his new running backs coach, he said, because Campanile “checked all the boxes.”

“He’s a guy I’ve watched over the last two years and have gained a ton of respect for with the way that he works, the relationships he has with his players, his staff,” Ash said Thursday on a conference call announcing Campanile’s hire. “He’s a guy who was always wanting to talk ball. You’d see him at clinics all over the place trying to get better.

“He’s been successful, both as a coordinator and as a head coach.