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How a post-game visit helped Jaeylene Matthews connect again with Rutgers football

Jaelyne Matthews is on-board with the direction of Rutgers football under head coach Greg Schiano.

A post-game visit with Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano has helped Jaelyne Matthews re-connect with the program that was his first offer. For the coveted offensive lineman, a meeting following a recent visit to Rutgers has helped form a deeper connection with Rutgers.

Last week, Schiano took the helicopter to Toms River North High School (Toms River, New Jersey) to visit Matthews, a four-star offensive tackle. Matthews had been committed to Penn State for much of the last year but re-opened his recruitment in September.

In early October, the class of 2025 recruit took a visit to Rutgers for their win over Wagner. Matthews had played in a game earlier in the day but made his way to SHI Stadium for the second half of what was a blowout win.

Following the game, he spent time in Schiano’s office where the two connected.

“We spent time bonding and talking about how he’s been recruiting me since eighth grade,” Matthews told Rutgers Wire.

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Per 247Sports, Matthews is the No. 11 offensive tackle in the nation. He is also the third-highest ranked recruit in New Jersey. He has a strong offer list that includes Georgia, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Ohio State, Tennesse and Texas A&M among others.

He is the No. 85 player in the nation according to ESPN.

The chance to sit down with Schiano saw Rutgers make a move in his recruitment.

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“Yes it did,” Matthews said.

“I like them more than before and he’s a great guy and the coaching staff is cool as well.”

Rutgers is currently 6-2 (3-2 Big Ten) and will host No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday (12:00 PM ET, CBS).

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This weekend, Matthews will be taking an unofficial visit to Maryland, who lost on Saturday at Northwestern. Maryland hosts No. 9 Penn State.

The Phillies were no-hit in the World Series and fans believe this Wawa tweet is to blame

Wawa has a lot of explaining to do for jinxing the Phillies.

The Philadelphia Phillies were on the wrong side of history in Game 4 of the 2022 World Series and beloved local gas station chain Wawa may have been the cause.

On Wednesday, the Phillies were no-hit by the Houston Astros in a 5-0 loss which tied the series 2-2. The no-hit loss is just the second in World Series history, joining Don Larsen’s perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1956 in the annals of history. Hilariously enough, the Phillies lackluster hitting performance came just one day after the team tied the World Series single game home run record after mashing five dingers against Houston in Game 3.

So yeah, it’s been a real weird World Series so far.

Things got even stranger when Wawa entered the fray in an effort to promote their ongoing Schwarberfest — the chain’s annual hoagie discount promotion that’s been re-named after Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. Ahead of Game 4, Wawa made quite the innocuous tweet in an effort to drum up support for the Phillies.

Oh… oh no. That certainly did not age well!

While Wawa rectified their mistake on Thursday morning ahead of Game 5, baseball fans were quick to place the blame for the Phillies’ no-hit night on the beloved convenience store.

DeVonta Smith admits he has a ‘Wawa addiction’

Second-year wide receiver DeVonta Smith shared with the media his new addiction to Wawa.

I can still remember the day that Wawa opened in Williamsburg, Virginia. During my final year of law school, the legendary convenience store expanded into town, and my life was changed.

It seems Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith is going through something similar.

While meeting with the media after practice on Thursday, the second-year receiver discussed his “Wawa addiction:”

Smith outlined that in addition to eating a Wawa sandwich every day, his preference is for the honey turkey sandwich. The receiver then dismissed, when asked via a follow-up question, the meatball sandwich.

To each their own I guess.

Even if Eagles fans might not agree with Smith on his choice of Wawa sandwiches — and some might even prefer Sheetz — they are hoping for big things from Smith in his second NFL season. With A.J. Brown across the field from him, and Smith perhaps bulking up on honey turkey sandwiches from Wawa, perhaps that faith will be rewarded.