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What Greg Schiano said as Rutgers focuses in on Indiana
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Greg Schiano had his weekly press conference with the Indiana game coming up next.
Rutgers are coming off of one its worst losses of the year. The Scarlett Knights were pummeled by Wisconsin to the tune of 52-3 at home.
The team had just 207 total yards of offense, compared to Wisconsin’s 579. Rutgers also had four turnovers, including two interceptions from quarterback Noah Vedral. Vedral had 81 yards passing in the loss, but he also got injured during the third quarter of the game.
The Scarlett Knights time of possession was 22:28 through four quarters of play. Their 3rd-down conversion rate was also 1-11.
After a loss like that, all you can do is move on to the next one. Rutgers is 2-5 against Indiana since joining the B1G in 2014. The Scarlett Knights will be seeking their first win against the Hoosiers since 2015. Indiana will be trying to keep its win streak against Rutgers alive, coming into the game winning the last five matchups.
Schiano talked about the Wisconsin loss, as well as an update on Vedral’s injury status. He also discussed the defense, and scheduling down the road.
Here’s what the Rutgers head coach had to say:
Greg Schiano calls Rutgers’ blowout loss to Wisconsin “disappointing, but not discouraging.”
“We just need to keep working, keep chopping and it will work.”
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Greg Schiano on Noah Vedral’s status: “I think Noah is going to progress during the week. I think he’ll be available, I can’t be sure.”
Says he and Sean Gleeson will talk about personnel decisions, putting in a broader-based plan, this week.
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Greg Schiano on preparing for IU with uncertainty at QB for Indiana: “Definitely is a factor. It’s a great question. They are uniquely different depending on who’s playing.
“You do your best, you do some guessing. We’ll do our best to be ready for what they come out and do.”
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Greg Schiano says he looks more at pressure, affecting throws of opposing QBs more than just sack totals.
“Will we put more blitzes in? I don’t know. We blitz already.”
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Schiano says that not creating takeaways on the defensive side is affecting the offense.
Rutgers not getting as many short fields, creating as many opportunities as 2020.
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Schiano: “We’re moving it in the right direction. We’ve just got to keep it going.”
“The consistency is what lacks in a program when you’re building it. When you get it going is when that consistency is something — it becomes the expectation. We haven’t gotten there yet.”
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Schiano says Rutgers’ road success & home struggles have more to do with schedule than anything
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Schiano on inconsistent tackling for #Rutgers: “Some of the people changed because of injuries. … I think a lot of people get weary when they realize what the score is.”
“At times, we just didn’t execute the way that we practiced.”
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) November 8, 2021
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.