The Chas is On for Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Chas Dodd threw for 81 touchdowns and more than 10,000 yards at Byrnes High School in Lyman, S.C., but when Rutgers coach Greg Schiano recruited him he didn’t imagine that Dodd would be starting anytime soon.

That’s because Schiano already had his “quarterback of the future” in 6-foot-5 Tom Savage.

“Obviously, when we recruited [Dodd] we didn’t think that there would be the need for it,” Schiano said Monday after Rutgers practice. “But then Tom got injured.”

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.