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Report: Greg Schiano making big requests for a potential return to Rutgers
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Since Rutgers decided to part ways with head coach Chris Ash earlier this season, one of the top candidates for the job has been former Scarlet Knights leader Greg Schiano. His success in Piscataway in the 2000s is a huge reason why so many want him roaming the sidelines again.
But the return of Schiano won’t come cheap, according to a report from NJ.com’s Steve Politi. Apparently, Schiano is making a pretty significant request if Rutgers wants him to take over the program again.
An indoor practice facility is at the top of Schiano’s demands. From NJ.com:
Schiano is believed to want significant improvements to the football infrastructure in Piscataway, including an indoor practice facility that is a common recruiting tool on every rival Big Ten campus and would likely move the team out the existing headquarters at the Hale Center.
It is likely that any project of that magnitude would need high-level university approval before it can be included in a contract with the coach. The next football coach’s contract will need Board of Governors approval, and the university would presumably need to call for a “special meeting” to approve any deal.
Rutgers recently upgraded its football locker rooms, weight room and outdoor practice fields with contributions from donors, but the price tag on field houses has soared into nine-digit territory at other conference schools.
Other “significant demands” are unknown.
That’s a pretty tall ask for a program that has been floundering since joining the B1G, and is considered to be one of the worst programs in all of major college football right now. But Schiano clearly believes that updates are essential to win at Rutgers.
If Schiano doesn’t work out, other candidates have included names like former Tennessee head coach Butch Jones and current Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB