As we reported yesterday, starting cornerback, Blessuan Austin, who is arguably the best player on the Rutgers defense, is out for the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in Saturday’s loss to Nebraska. Head Coach Chris Ash discussed the news at his weekly presser on Monday:
“Blow for our team, but opportunity for Damon Hayes to step up and be the full-time starter. He played in place of Blessuan and did some good things. Got to continue to improve and develop, but really like Damon. Excited for him to go out and have this opportunity being a full-time starter.