Once starting safeties Saquon Hampton and Kiy Hester went down to injury against Ohio State, Urban Meyer noticed it right away. The coaching legend immediately attacked the Rutgers defense deep. Rashad Blunt (wide receiver) and walk-on Zane Campbell (cornerback) both had never played meaningful snaps in a game at any position, nevermind safety, but were pressed into duty against the national powerhouse. So it was obvious Rutgers football needed to make a change to the depth chart at safety after the bye week.
The short-term solution surprised many, including this blogger, when Chris Ash announced in his weekly press conference the position switch of 2016’s leading receiver Jawuan Harris to safety.