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Greg Schiano thanks new Harvard head coach Andrew Aurich for his time at Rutgers

Greg Schiano posts a congratulatory post on social media about new Harvard head coach Andrew Aurich.

Over the last week, Rutgers football coaching staff has undergone changes. That includes the departure of assistant Andrew Aurich, who is now the head coach at Harvard. After four years at Rutgers, he will have the opportunity to lead his own team.

In Aurich, Harvard has brought in a coach with plenty of experience. During his time with the Scarlet Knights, he was also a running backs and offensive line coach. Before that, he was an associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Princeton from 2013 to 2019.

He knows the Ivy League well as a coach and a former offensive lineman at Princeton.

 

While this is an opportunity Aurich has been waiting for, he will be missed at Rutgers. On Tuesday, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano took the time to thank Aurich and wish him luck at his next stop.

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As Aurich begins the next chapter in his football career, he joins a Harvard program coming off an impressive season. Last year, the Crimson went 8-2 (5-2 Ivy) and captured their 18th Ivy League title. After one of their best seasons in recent memory, Harvard is in good hands with Aurich leading the way.

Tight ends coach hot board 1.0: Who replaces Andrew Aurich with Rutgers football? Seven names to watch

Seven names to consider for Rutgers football in their search for a new tight ends coach.

Rutgers football is looking to replace Andrew Aurich as tight ends coach, with some interesting possibilities out there for the job.

Aurich, reported to be the next head coach at Harvard, has been on the Rutgers staff since the return of Greg Schiano in 2020. Last year was his first season as the tight ends coach.

His ties to Schiano included time on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff during Schiano’s tenure in the NFL.

In replacing Aurich, Rutgers will need to bring in a young, exciting positional coach. Rutgers has several young tight ends on their roster and while the room isn’t deep or very experienced, there is a pressing need to coach the group up.

Scroll down for seven names to consider as Rutgers football’s next tight ends coach.

Four-star offensive tackle Owen Strebig is offered by Rutgers football

Owen Strebig gets offered by Rutgers football on Monday.

One of the top offensive linemen in the nation was offered by Rutgers football on Monday. Owen Strebig, the top recruit in Wisconsin in the 2025 class, saw Rutgers officially join his recruitment.

Strebig is a 6-foot-8, 290-pound offensive lineman from Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisconsin).

He is the No. 135 player in the ESPN 300 and is ranked the No. 17 offensive tackle in the country.

His offer list is impressive and includes Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame and Wisconsin among others. This past weekend, he was on an unofficial visit to Notre Dame

Strebig posted about the offer on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. He tagged Rutgers head coach [autotag]Greg Schiano[/autotag] and tight ends coach [autotag]Andrew Aurich[/autotag]:

 

Rutgers has the benefit of using [autotag]Pat Flaherty[/autotag] as a recruiting weapon in their pursuit of blue-chip offensive linemen.

Flaherty spent over two decades in the NFL as an offensive line coach, most famously reshaping and remaking the New York Giants offensive line into a unit that was dramatically improved and won two Super Bowl titles.

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Now in his second season back at Rutgers, Flaherty did an incredible job in 2023 as he re-made the offensive line into a solid Big Ten unit. Rutgers, as an offense, went from the bottom of the Big Ten in nearly every statistical category into the middle of the conference’s rankings.

The jump was made in large part due to Flaherty’s tremendous job in improving the offensive line.

What new contracts did Rutgers football staff sign this summer?

Rutgers football signed several members of the coaching and support staff to new contracts.

There are some new contracts for members of the Rutgers football coaching staff and the support staff. A number of new contracts were signed this summer.

Here are a few of the notable names that are returning to their roles at Rutgers or have signed new contracts with the program. There appears to be a lot of continuity among the coaching staff with these moves.

All contract details were obtained from Rutgers University Open Public Records Request Center.

Andrew Aurich (tight ends coach)

  • Two year contract signed on Jul 31, 2023 ($325,000 from March 1 to February 29, 2024; $350,000 from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025)

Robert Fraser (recruiting assistant)

  • One-year contract signed on Jul 27, 2023 ($350,000 from March 1 to February 28/29)

Other prominent members of the staff signed new contracts this summer.

Signing a new contract this summer is Damaso Munoz, who returns in his role in quality control (signed on July 27, 2023). Charlie Noonan signed a contract in June to return in his quality control role (signed on June 24, 2023).

Both Munoz and Noonan are former Rutgers players who return to their roles on the staff.

Matt Hewitt, a long-time assistant coach who is highly respected, returns to his quality control role after signing a contract on June 24, 2023.

Ramon Ruiz (recruiting assistant) signed a new contract on June 29, 2023.

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From Albright College to the NFL and now Rutgers, Andrew Aurich is now at home with the tight ends

Andrew Aurich’s career path now set to benefit Rutgers football’s tight ends.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Set to enter his fourth season with Rutgers football, Andrew Aurich will be coaching his third position group with the program. It is a sign of versatility from a coach who has done a little bit of everything during a career that spans both Power Five football and the NFL.

Aurich was among the original hires from head coach Greg Schiano’s original staff brought in four years ago. He spent his first two years at Rutgers coaching the offensive line before moving to the running backs room last year.

In 2022, the running backs were an unquestioned strength of the Rutgers two-deep.

Fifteen years ago, Aurich was a tight ends coach at Albright College, a Division III program in Reading, PA. For Aurich, it was the second year of a coaching career that would take him to Rutgers the next season as a quality control coach before landing in the NFL in 2012 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

One year later, he was coaching tight ends with his alma mater, Princeton.

“When I started as a tight ends coach, I knew nothing at all. I was coming from playing offensive line in college, and I did what whatever the head coach told me to do,” Aurich said.

“He was coaching the coaches on that and so that’s that. Tight end is actually a position I’ve coached in most years in my career. And I would say, you know, my understanding of offensive football and defensive football has continued to grow every year that I’ve been a coach and you can use that information to help whatever position group you’re working with. But you know, the level of athlete that plays this position, even from when I was coaching it seven years ago is a lot different so it’s fun to watch those guys be utilized in a lot of different ways, not just run game (and) blocking but in the pass game.”

One of those players who is being called upon in the offense is Johnny Langan. This will be Langan’s sixth season of college football and fourth at Rutgers.

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The former high school quarterback has turned into one of the most versatile tight ends in the nation. Now he is settling in this offseason with coach Aurich, a transition that Langan says has been seamless.

“Coach Aurich is great. I mean, we’ve already had a great relationship prior to him being the tight end coach,” Langan said.

“He’s been here for as long as coach Schiano has. So you know, just being able to have a coach that I’ve already had a prior relationship with is great. And he’he’s a great o-line coach. So he’s really been able to teach me how to block very effectively and I think it’s really helped me improve.”

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Recruiting insider: Damien Shanklin details his recent Rutgers football offer, programs he plans to visit this spring

Damien Shanklin discusses his recent Rutgers football offer.

Last week, Damien Shanklin was offered by Rutgers football, adding another Big Ten offer for a player who is already one of the best in Indiana despite being an underclassman a season ago.

From Warren Central High School (Indianapolis, IN), Shaklin is 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds. The class of 2025 recruit has a strong offer list that includes Indiana, Iowa, Louisville and Purdue as well as Rutgers.

Last season, Shanklin had 31 tackles, five sacks and 12 quarterback hurries for Warren Central as they went 6-6 on the season.

He details his recent offer from Rutgers football, including the start of the conversation with tight ends coach [autotag]Andrew Aurich[/autotag] and then a call with head coach [autotag]Greg Schiano[/autotag].

“Before I got the offer I talked to the tight end coach (Aurich) then the next day I talked to the head coach (Schiano) and I was very blessed when I got the offer because I know I can go to the school and after coach told me their main three words I felt like I could fit in with them because I see myself going somewhere where it’s more about people and not just you,” Shanklin told Rutgers Wire last week.

“And the key three words were F.A.M.I.L.Y, trust and ‘CHOP’ and with those words, I can compare myself with because I know I can hold myself accountable.

“But I was very excited when I got the offer. I was blessed because I know they see something in me but with that being said I will like to get on campus and visit.”

 

Shanklin is explosive off the edge with prototypical length. He is a sure tackler and good in pursuit.

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Rutgers made a strong impression on Shanklin following their recent offer. The opportunity to play in the Big Ten is appealing as is the program’s core values as stated by Schiano.

“I feel like I would fit in perfectly with the school and it’s also amazing that they gave me an offer as a sophomore giving me a chance to play at a high level,” Shanklin said.

“It’s more like it about the other people and your teammates and it’s not all about you and that stood out to me because I’m one of the people who puts my teammates first so I can help them get better and get where I’m trying to be.”

This spring, Shanklin is planning to visit Iowa, Louisville, Western Michigan and Purdue. He potentially hopes to set up things with Rutgers as well.

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Rutgers football hosts a pair of local tight ends

Rutgers football hosts a pair of tight ends on Thursday.

A pair of the top tight ends from the region visited Rutgers football on Thursday. Aiden Black and Ryan Ward checked in with the Scarlet Knights for an unofficial visit.

Black is a 6-foot-3, 235-pound tight end prospect who is ranked as a three-star by 247Sports. He plays for Delaware Valley (Milford, PA). Last season, Black had 28 catches for 409 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games played.

He is ranked the No. 35 tight end in the nation and the No. 20 prospect in Pennsylvania. Black holds offers from Duke, Maryland, Stanford, Temple and West Virginia among others.

He tweeted about the visit on Thursday, tagging tight ends coach Andrew Aurich as well as Matt Walp, the director of player engagement.

 

As for Ward, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound tight end from Rutherford High School. He is a big red zone target as well as a strong blocker.

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Ward holds offers that include Boston College, Duke, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple, Tulane, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others.

 

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