The future of the Rutgers football offense was impressed with what he saw this past Saturday from the Scarlet Knights. A.J. Surace, a three-star quarterback commit to Rutgers, was at SHI Stadium last weekend to see the Big Ten game against No. 1 Ohio State.
Surace, from Notre Dame Prep (Lawrenceville, New Jersey), committed to Rutgers in January. He showed this fall why he was one of the top quarterbacks in the northeast as he led Notre Dame Prep to a 9-1 record.
This past season, Surace completed 130-of-188 passes for 1,862 yards. He had 22 passing touchdowns and two interceptions. He also had 909 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns on 107 carries.
Saturday’s game against Ohio State, Surace said, was a good advertisement for the direction of the program under head coach Greg Schiano. Rutgers held a halftime lead before losing 31-16 to the top team in not just the Big Ten but also the nation.
“I had a great time. I thought they played a good game and the atmosphere was great,” Surace told Rutgers Wire.
“It’s great to see the progress they’ve made this season and I’m excited to see them keep going.”
At the time of his commitment to Rutgers, Surace had a strong offer list that included multiple Big Ten schools and Power Five programs such as Boston College, Duke, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
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He is a three-star and the No. 13 player in New Jersey according to Rivals and is a top-10 player in the state in the 247Sports rankings.
Surace showed some strong decision-making ability his senior season and plenty of the potential that made him an early must-get for Rutgers as part of the 2024 recruiting class.
He has been a rock-solid commit and a leader in this class.
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“The season went good,” Surace said. “We went undefeated in the regular season and won our division. Then lost 51-41 to Paul VI in the playoffs.”
On Saturday, Rutgers (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) face No. 22 Iowa (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten).