re: New QB name..Rutgers commit

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Russo excelled among a group of four- and five-star prospects and later learned he had been invited to the Elite 11 finals at Nike World Headquarters in July.

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“Anthony Russo is a flat baller with all the tools that you’re looking for in a quarterback,” says Steve Wiltfong, the Director of Recruiting for 247Sports who attended the finals. “He, first of all, has all the physical tools. He can throw the football, he’s a big, strong kid that can move a little bit, and then he’s got all the intangibles.” Wiltfong added, “He’s just a strong decision maker and he makes quick decisions as well. So that’s one thing you look for when you say, ‘Hey, can this young man carry it over to the next level?’”

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Russo says that since the event he has heard from other programs, including Temple, Indiana and West Virginia. Yet he remains a “strong commit” to Rutgers, even in light of the negative headlines Flood and the Scarlet Knights have created in recent weeks. Russo says he has “coach Flood’s back 110%.”

He has worked to foster a strong bond among the Scarlet Knights’ 18 committed players. He says they communicate in a large group chat and remain focused on “staying close and all staying committed and being able to go to Rutgers because we know when we get there we’ll be able to do special things.”

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