High School Sports Haskins Commits To Maryland, Russo To Announce Monday by Staff Post May 16, 2015 This one hurts. The Rutgers football program absorbed another huge blow when another top notch quarterback spurned the Scarlet Knights. Dwayne Haskins Jr. of the Bullis School (Potomac, Md.) committed to Maryland over Rutgers, Florida, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, and Penn State Friday during a live online announcement at his school. The talented four-star New Jersey native (now lives in Maryland) had ties to the South Brunswick area with 2016 commit Mo Jabbie and his old Pop Warner coach ex-Rutgers wide receiver and Cincinnati Bengal Mohamed Sanu. The signal caller favored Rutgers, but in the end, decided to stay “home” and start “The Movement” for all the top Maryland athletes to stay home. Haskins was supposed to help Rutgers contain the top Jersey kids in state. The jury is out whether head coach Kyle Flood can keep the Jersey kids home and get commitments from four-star kids. So far, only Piscataway’s Nadir Barnwell and Marques Ford are the only four-star’s to commit to Flood and Rutgers. That number needs to skyrocket as the Big Ten is one of the best football conferences in the country. *** So, Bergen Catholic star quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (Tennessee) and now Haskins rejected the Scarlet Knights. Who is up next? The next quarterback on Rutgers’ radar is Archbishop Wood’s (Pa) Anthony Russo. QB Anthony Russo Russo isn’t the flashy big name recruit like Guarantano or Haskins, but put up numbers on par with both. The 6-3, 230-pounder threw for 1,551 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior. Haskins threw for 1,936 yards and 22 touchdowns. Similar numbers. However, Russo doesn’t have neither the amount of offers as Haskins and Guarantano had about 40 offers each. According to Rivals.com, Russo has seven with the most recent one this past week from Buffalo and one from Rutgers well. In spite of that, onthebanks.com provides a very optimistic look at Russo, and if he so chooses Rutgers, his “big frame, strong arm, and the ability to go through progressions to find an open receiver,” fits in the Rutgers Pro-Style scheme. The Rutgers fans may not have to wait long as according to Russo’s twitter account, as he will be committing on Monday afternoon. Maybe Russo can save the day and shed some light on the Rutgers program. Maybe Russo can bring back the recruiting 2016 Dream Team and get away from the nightmare of the top players saying they like Rutgers and visit Rutgers multiple times, only to play college football elsewhere. We will find out sooner or later, but remember, signing day isn’t until February. Post Views: 1,582 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related Topics#CHOPNationAnthony RussoDwayne HaskinsMarylandRutgers Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in High School Sports Lawmakers in North Dakota Propose a Bill which Restricts Transgender Athletes Lawmakers in North Dakota have proposed a bill that will restrict high school and... Local high school athletic director Tom Kaechele reflects on his career Tom Kaechele always had an interest in sports, but his journey to becoming the... Angelo DeSalvo Enjoys Successful Career in Coaching High School Football Growing up in New Milford, New Jersey, Angelo DeSalvo enjoyed playing a multitude of... Hard work has led to success for John Jacob in high school football Growing up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, John Jacob enjoyed playing baseball and basketball.... Top-Ranked QB Prospect Set To Announce Friday, RU A Finalist Mike Atkinson named head coach of Seton Hall Prep hockey