When Rutgers football coach Chris Ash announced shortly after the season that he was keeping his coaching staff intact, the one name that created the most debate was the retention of offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer. After finishing dead last in total offense out of 128 FBS teams, Rutgers fans had a right to be upset. However, I admit that I believed giving Mehringer time to implement his system, with talent the current regime was recruiting, was totally fair and needed.
Instead, Mehringer jumped ship to go work for his mentor and Ash’s plan for continuity on offense went up in smoke.