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Why Raiqwon O'Neal has a chance to develop into gem of Rutgers' 2018 recruiting class

In his search for recruits who won't shy away from the hard work required of turning around Rutgers, offensive line coach A.J. Blazek likes to steer the conversation away from the field.

So you can imagine his reaction to learning of Raiqwon O'Neal's employment history.

"It's hard to find guys that have jobs now," Blazek told NJ Advance Media. "Last summer he was carrying three jobs at one time. When you see guys that have work ethic, you jump on them. Because there are more guys that are good football players than there are guys working.