Yesterday was national signing day, and Rutgers inked 20 player to letters of intent. West Windsor South's J.B. Fitzgerald, the Gatorade New Jersey player of the year, was not among those players. After making an official visit to Rutgers and seriously considering staying in his home state, he decided to honor his verbal commitment to Michigan. 

Legendary Trentonian high school writer George O'Gorman was at J.B.'s press conference (at which J.B. was appropriately dressed in maize and blue)  and wrote the cover story in today's paper. 

I was at Rutgers, where I wrote this story about the Knights' class, which was rated third in the Big East by both Rivals.com and Scout.com and 46th and 44th, respectively, by those sites. 

Greg Schiano was most pleased with the number of skill position players (particularly wide receivers and defensive backs) who are exceptionally tall. 

Eight players in the class play one of those positions and four of them are 6-3 or taller, including wide receivers Keith Stroud and Timothy Wright. 

Last year's emphasis was on limeman, with the prize recruit being Anthony Davis. This year, there aren't a lot of linemen, but Schiano is justified in saying the ones the Knights did sign are very good. 

Rivals.com rates three of Rutgers' 20 players as four-star recruits, and two of them are linemen: 6-8 offensive tackle Art Forst ("one of the biggest human beings you've seen," Schiano said) and defensive tackle Scott Vallone. 

Schiano said it's too early to tell if any of these players will be next year's version of Davis or safety Joe Lefeged and make an impact immediately. He said there are two many factors in the mix, including how mentally and emotionally adjusted these kids are in there first couple of months away from home. But it is worth noting that Rutgers had to replace three starters on the offensive line and one on the defensive line, and from a talent standpoint, both Forst and Vallone are probably good enough to play right away.