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Tracking the 12 Rutgers true freshmen who played | What it means moving forward

If Rutgers goes to a bowl in 2018, if it upsets a Big Ten power in 2019, if it gets a Top 25 ranking in 2020, maybe Saturday's game will be the one looked back at as the time all those accomplishments got their start.

Rutgers played 12 true freshmen -- some for the first time, others not -- in a 65-0 rout of Morgan State.

Touchdowns, deep passes, interceptions and blocked kicks all were added to the collective resume.

NCAA Football: Morgan State at Rutgers
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It was a flash of the potential expected from Rutgers' 2017 recruits, who formed the highest ranked class signed by the program since former coach Greg Schiano's final days in 2012.