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The status of Aron Cruickshank remains up in the air. The Rutgers football wide receiver and special teams ace still not given the green light ahead of the Scarlet Knights game this Saturday against Wisconsin.
Cruickshank transferred to Rutgers from Wisconsin following the 2019 season. He has become a huge part of the Rutgers offense with 20 catches for 244 yards and two touchdowns this season.
One of the fastest players in the Big Ten, Cruickshank hasn’t played since getting injured in an Oct. 3 loss to Michigan State. His return would be a big potential spark for Rutgers against a Wisconsin team that has the best total defense in the country.
In the second Big Ten game of the season, Cruickshank had three catches for 102 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Ohio State.
“I don’t know about Aron. That’s going to be close,” Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano told reporters on Monday.
“I know he wants to. He’s been trying to but you know, there’s a difference between want to and physically able and we’re never going to put a guy out there and risk their health. If they’re not, they’re not ready to go.”
(Read what Greg Schiano had to say about Wisconsin’s top-ranked defense)
The wide receiver also has nine punt returns for 153 yards and a touchdown as well as 14 kickoff returns for 287 yards.
Wisconsin WR Aron Cruickshank went full OBJ 🤯
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 6, 2019
As for Julius Turner, his status seems a bit clearer for Rutgers. The interior defensive lineman has had an All-Big Ten quality season despite facing constant double-teams.
“Yeah, he’s you know, OK,” Schiano said. “It’s, it’s, you know, the back third of the season, everybody’s hurting in some ways, but he’ll be ready to go.”
Turner has 24 total tackles this year with 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. He left the field twice this past Saturday for treatment during Rutgers 20-14 win at Illinois.