In 1st season at Rutgers, coach Chris Ash looking at QBs
The former Ohio State co-defensive coordinator has changed just about everything predecessor Kyle Flood did in a tenure that ended with a 4-8 season, a training camp engulfed in player arrests and the coach at the center of an academic scandal.
Redshirt juniors Chris Laviano and Hayden Rettig are competing for starting quarterback again, along with TCU transfer Zach Allen.
Laviano won the job last season and completed 61 percent of his passes for 2,247 yards, 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Rettig went 14-of-25 for 233 yards and two touchdowns in mop-up duty.
The LSU transfer also started the season opener after Laviano was suspended of the first half of the season opener for breaking curfew and trying to use a fake ID during training camp.
Both Ash and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Drew Mehringer have since praised Laviano for his leadership.
Allen spent more time at wide receiver than quarterback at TCU, completing just two passes.