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Highlights from Greg Schiano’s introductory press conference at Rutgers
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Greg Schiano is officially the head coach at Rutgers.
The deal was completed earlier this week, and on Wednesday morning, Schiano took the podium to be introduced as the returning head coach of the Scarlet Knights. He brought enthusiasm, excitement and energy to the opening press conference, restoring some hope in the football program.
Schiano talked about several things during his press conference on Wednesday, discussing primarily what it will take to make Rutgers relevant in the B1G and how it can have regular success. Schiano talked a lot about the hard work it’s going to take to restore pride in the program.
And he also has high expectations for the future at Rutgers. Below are some of the highlights from Schiano’s introductory press conference:
You pumped up, too, @RFootball fans?#KeepChopping pic.twitter.com/U6THcRXaCV
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) December 4, 2019
"You got my back, I know that, and you know I always got your back."
Greg Schiano spoke to @EricLeGrand52 during his @RFootball introductory press conference. pic.twitter.com/WylY0sOpWL
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 4, 2019
Greg Schiano was watching @RFootball all season.
What did he see?
Kids, in a tough situation, getting better and better.
"Nunzio Campanile did an incredible job.," pic.twitter.com/ncblm7hTru
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) December 4, 2019
It had been a while since Greg Schiano was back on campus.
He recently took a tour, incognito, thinking this could happen.
What he saw was a completely different place that'll make recruiting easier than it was the first time. pic.twitter.com/HvxL5VaJD4
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) December 4, 2019
"We got to pass a moving target, and those are big targets. And it's gonna take every single person."
– Greg Schiano, on challenge ahead in B1G East, and how it'll take everyone pic.twitter.com/aTU6blbT3S
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) December 4, 2019
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