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Rutgers coach Chris Ash: Washington QB Jake Browning deserves Heisman hype

PISCATAWAY -- Chris Ash spent a good portion of his first summer as Rutgers coach breaking down film of a relatively unknown quarterback from Washington and came away impressed.

But that's nothing compare to his opinion of the reigning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year this summer.

"He is an outstanding quarterback,'' said Ash, whose Scarlet Knights will get a first-hand look at Browning on Friday (8 p.m., FS1) when Rutgers plays host to No. 8 Washington at High Point Solutions Stadium.

"To me, he's a guy that should be in the preseason Heisman conversations.