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Willy Love planning an ACC official visit, talks Rutgers relationship

New Jersey linebacker WIlly Love breaks down his relationship with Rutgers football.

Last week, Willy Love announced that his recruitment is wide open, this as one of New Jersey’s top players is looking to schedule an official visit to an ACC school this summer. He took an official visit to Rutgers in June.

Ranked a four-star a four-star according to Rivals, Love is a consensus top 10 player in New Jersey. He is a linebacker for Eastside (Camden, N.J.) and one of the state’s top-ranked players in the 2024 recruiting class.
A month ago, Luck unveiled a ‘Lucky Seven’ cutdown that included Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Rutgers, Syracuse and Texas A&M. He had originally cutback his list
down to four, but in his announcement last week he said that his “recruitment is 100% open.”
 
“Currently my recruitment is open,” Love told Rutgers Wire on Tuesday night. “I’m not worried about the recruitment process. I’m focused and locked into this senior season (that) I’m about to have with my brothers on the field. It’s about to be a scary sight to see.”
He took an official visit to Rutgers in June. The Scarlet Knights currently have three linebackers committed to the program as part of this current recruiting class.
Scroll down and check out what Willy Love had to say about his recruitment including his relationship with Rutgers!

Rutgers football: New Jersey linebacker Willy Love set to announce on July 6

Rutgers football is in the final four for linebacker Willy Love.

On Monday afternoon, New Jersey linebacker Willy Love announced that he will be making his college commitment on July 6. Love took an official visit to Rutgers in June.

ESPN and Rivals rank Love as a four-star recruit; he is also a consensus top-10 player in New Jersey. He is a class of 2024 prospect at Woodrow Wilson High School (Camden, N.J.). In mid-June, he released a top seven that included Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Rutgers, Syracuse and Texas A&M.

Now, Love is down to four programs, with one of New Jersey’s top recruits telling Rutgers Wire that Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Syracuse will all be part of his final four programs.

 

Now, would Rutgers take a commitment from Love at this point? That is where things could get a bit tricky between the Big Ten program and one of the state’s top players.

The Scarlet Knights, who currently have a class of 20 commits, have three verbals from linebacker prospects.

All three commits have a strong Power Five offer list:

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Willy Love talks his ‘Lucky Seven’ and breaks down his Rutgers football official visit

Will Love updates his recruitment, talks Rutgers football official visit.

Willy Love rolled out his cutdown of top schools on Wednesday afternoon with the New Jersey athlete now honing in on seven Power Five programs. Rutgers football was one of the schools to make the cut.

A four-star recruit according to ESPN and Rivals, Love is a consensus top 10 player in New Jersey. He is a class of 2024 prospect at Woodrow Wilson High School (Camden, N.J.).

His Wednesday announcement of a ‘Lucky Seven’ included Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Rutgers, Syracuse and Texas A&M.

The announcement came, Love said, because “it was the perfect time to put seven schools on the list of the 23, 24 schools that have reached out and offered me.” He hasn’t set any dates yet for official visits due to his track commitments. Love is working on finalizing those dates.

Scroll down and check out what Love had to say about his recruitment, his official visit to Rutgers, what is happening on the official visit front and his timetable for a decision!

Willy Love has Rutgers football in his top seven schools

Rutgers football is in the final seven for New Jersey standout Willy Love.

New Jersey linebacker Willy Love has included Rutgers football in his top seven, this after an official visit with the Scarlet Knights last week.

A four-star recruit according to ESPN and Rivals, Love is a consensus top 10 player in New Jersey. He is a class of 2024 prospect at Woodrow Wilson High School (Camden, N.J.).

Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Rutgers, Syracuse and Texas A&M all made what Love called his ‘Lucky Seven.’

Love is in the process of finalizing his other official visits. He has said in the past that he plans on making his announcement at some point prior to his senior season.

He rolled out his final seven early on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Love has talked in the past about potentially joining Rutgers football and becoming a leader of the 2024 recruiting class:

“Staying home and playing for Rutgers does have an appeal. My family would be able to come to a lot of games. Making your own legacy (at Rutgers) would be cool,” Love told Rutgers Wire in early June.

Three of the top six New Jersey prospects are currently projected to Rutgers football by On3

Rutgers football is trending well with three of the top 10 recruits in New Jersey.

With official visits set to begin taking place this upcoming weekend, Rutgers football appears to be trending well with a trio of top recruits from New Jersey.

The three players, all top 10 in New Jersey, are four-star recruits according to On3.

Defensive lineman Jordan Thomas from Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), ranked the top player in New Jersey by On3. According to the Recruiting Prediction Machine, Thomas is at 33.1 percent to land at Rutgers, putting the in-state school in the lead in his recruitment.

South Carolina (20.8 percent) and Georgia (17.8 percent) round out the top three of the projections for Thomas. He is also the No. 96 player in the nation and 247Sports’ top recruit in the state for this current recruiting class.

Jaylen McClain, a four-star safety at Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), is at 35.8 percent to Rutgers with Penn State at 17.8 percent. McClain is also a four-star at ESPN.com where he is the No. 157 player in the nation.

Rutgers football is also favored – heavily favored – to land Willy Love. The sixth-best player in the state, On3 has Rutgers at 89.9 percent to land the four-star linebacker.

Love, who might also play safety at the next level, is also a four-star at Rivals.

The trio of Thomas, McClain and Love are all expected to take official visits at Rutgers over the next two weeks.

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A.J. Surace makes his pitch for other recruits to join him at Rutgers

A.J. Surace believes in the direction of Rutgers football.

A.J. Surace is a believer in the direction of Rutgers football, and he wants other top players from New Jersey to join the rebuilding program.

Surace is the top quarterback in New Jersey and a consensus three-star recruit. He committed to the Scarlet Knights in February. The 2024 recruiting class has eight commits so far, with an impressive six coming on the offensive side of the ball.

The direction of the rebuild, now in its fourth season under head coach Greg Schiano, appears to be going up and improving. Schiano refers to it as a pipeline and in a recent interview with the Big Ten Network prior to the annual spring game, he said that the talent is starting to flow out.

As for Surace, he believes that other players in New Jersey such as linebacker Willy Love and defensive lineman Jordan Thomas, should consider a few things as part of their college decision. Both Love and Thomas are consensus top five players in New Jersey who have official visits scheduled to Rutgers.

Last week, Surace was asked for his message to those players like Love and Thomas who are considering official visits to Rutgers.

“Rutgers has a great coaching staff, culture, can develop players to reach their ability,” Surace said.

“And we are going to win.”

Surace is a top 10 player in New Jersey and a three-star recruit according to 247Sports.

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As the offense looks to add more talent and overall depth, the addition of some skill position players as part of this current recruiting class is exciting for Surace. On Monday, Maryland tight end Matthew Ogunniyi committed to Rutgers over offers from Texas A&M and West Virginia.

“He’s a great player,” Surace said of Ogunniyi.

“The coaches and staff are doing an incredible job recruiting excellent players and people that want to be part of something special.”

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Pair of four-stars announce official visits to Rutgers football

Rutgers football set to host two four-star recruits in June for official visits.

Rutgers football will host Jaylan Hornsby and Willy Love for official visits in June. Both players are four-star recruits and are considered top 10 players in New Jersey.

This is a crucial period in the rebuilding program for Rutgers football and the construction of the 2024 recruiting class. Being able to secure official visits from the Hornsby and Love, two of the top players in New Jersey, is big for the program.

Hornsby is a wide receiver from Camden High School (Camden, N.J.) He is the No. 7 recruit in the state according to the 247Sports Composite. At 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, he has an ideal frame to play in the Big Ten. He holds numerous Power Five offers including Penn State and Texas A&M.

 

As for Love, he is a linebacker prospect who also is from Camden, playing for Eastside High School. According to 247Sports, he is the third-highest-ranked recruit in the state. His offer list includes the likes of Boston College, Georgia and Maryland among others.

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The 2024 recruiting class for Rutgers is off to a solid start. Over the weekend, the Scarlet Knights got a sixth commitment when Michigan tight end Monte Keener gave his verbal to the program.

Keener is a three-star recruit who visited Rutgers in late April. He held Power Five offers from Indiana and Minnesota.

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Willy Love, the No. 1 recruit in New Jersey, talks about his relationship with ‘my guys’ at Rutgers

Willy Love explains why Rutgers football is doing well in his recruitment.

Rutgers football is in the mix for Willy Love, a prospect who is the No. 1 player in New Jersey for the next recruiting cycle.

The class of 2024 athlete is the top recruit in the state according to 247Sports. He is a top national recruit with prominent offers from Georgia, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State and Texas A&M among others. Rutgers was among the first programs to offer Love.

He is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound athlete who projects either as a defensive back or a linebacker.

In a recent interview with Rutgers Wire, Love talked about several of the programs in the mix regarding his recruitment.

“I say ‘my guys’ when talking about Rutgers because they were the first school to look into when I was an eighth grader even though they didn’t offer right away and I built an outstanding relationship with coach Fran (former secondary coach Fran Brown, now at Georgia) and coach Shaw (Rutgers wide receiver coach Damiere Shaw), who both recruit me very heavy. And also coach Watson (defensive line coach Marquise Watson) offered me at Ole Miss and I have an outstanding relationship with him,” Love said.

“So I say ‘my guys’ because a lot of people who were in the program prior to my offer and the guys who entered the program after my offer have all had their best interest in me.”

In the 2022 recruiting class, Rutgers landed Jacob Allen, the top-ranked player in New Jersey according to Rivals.

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Check out what Love had to say about Rutgers as well as Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan State in this recent interview.

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