Never has the college football calendar turned from seniors to freshmen so quickly.
Just five days ago, Rutgers had its senior awards banquet to stamp the end of the 2017 season.
Now, here comes a new wave of players that can excite fans about the prospects for the 2018 season.
In playing 14 true freshmen this past season, Rutgers coach Chris Ash laid out the blueprint to the field: Play on special teams first, find spot action off the bench on offense and defense, and eventually earn more crunch-time reps.