Big Ten rival offers New York offensive lineman Rowan Byrne

Rowan Byrne is offered by a Big Ten rival.

This weekend saw another offer for Rowan Byrne as the New York offensive lineman continues to see his recruitment grow.

Byrne, a member of the 2025 recruiting class, was offered by Maryland this weekend. At 6-foot-6 and 285 pounds, he is an offensive tackle at Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and ranked the No. 23 offensive tackle in the nation according to Rivals.

He now holds offers from programs including Boston College, UConn, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Syracuse in addition to his most recent offer from Maryland. He plans on visiting Pittsburgh and Syracuse in April.

Byrne is also planning on visiting Rutgers this spring. He spoke with Rutgers Wire last week about the Scarlet Knights.

[autotag]Ajani Sheppard[/autotag], quarterback at Iona Prep last year, enrolled at Rutgers in January.

“My recruitment with Rutgers is going great, always treated like family when I’m over there,” Byrne said.

“When Ajani was on spring break last week and I saw him he only had great things to say about Rutgers, the culture, and the coaching staff.”

He is also planning a visit to Minnesota in mid-April.

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Two programs, he said, are currently recruiting him the hardest.

“I’d have to say it’s between Pitt and Rutgers recruiting me the hardest,” Byrne said.

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Rowan Byrne talks Rutgers football, recent Pitt visit and busy spring

Rowan Byrne talks Rutgers football in his recruitment.

Rowan Byrne is one of the top offensive line prospects in the region. His recruitment continues to grow, with another Power Five offer coming in this month for the New York recruit.

A 6-foot-6, 285-pound offensive lineman, Byrne was offered last summer following a Rutgers football camp. He is a class of 2025 recruit who played last season for Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.). He was part of an offensive line that protected [autotag]Ajani Sheppard[/autotag], who committed to Rutgers in November.

Byrne currently has an offer list that includes Boston College, UConn, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Syracuse.

This week, Byrne provided an update on his recruitment. He talked about his recent visit to Pittsburgh, his upcoming recruiting visits and his relationship with new Rutgers offensive line coach Pat Flaherty.

Scroll down and check out what Byrne had to say!

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Rutgers football hosting Rowan Byrne for Saturday’s Big Ten game

Rutgers football set to host Rowan Byrne on Saturday.

Powerful offensive lineman recruit Rowan Byrne will be visiting Rutgers football on Saturday for homecoming.

Rutgers football (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) hosts Indiana on Saturday at 12:00 PM ET (Big Ten Network).

The 6-foot-5, 275-pound offensive lineman is a class of 2025 recruit from Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.) He holds Power Five offers from Boston College, Pittsburgh and Syracuse as well as Rutgers.

Iona Prep is 6-2 on the season.

Byrne tweeted about his Rutgers visit on Friday afternoon. It was re-tweeted by Rutgers offensive line coach Augie Hoffman:

 

Rutgers has been heavily recruiting New York state in recent years since the return of Greg Schiano as head coach.

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Rutgers has three commitments from New York so far in this recruiting cycle. Deondre Johnson (Newburgh Free Academy; Newburgh, N.Y.) committed to Rutgers in mid-May. Then, following a summer camp, Long Island wide receiver Dylan Braithwaite (Holy Trinity; Hicksville, N.Y.) committed to Rutgers along with safety Ian Strong.

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