Offense was never the problem for Prince at K-State, as his offenses ranked 69th, 18th and 19th nationally in scoring offense with Josh Freeman at the helm, and he has a very strong track record as an assistant. He coached offensive lineman at Virginia from 2001-2005, and he did a great job recruiting and developing players at the position. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Brandon Albert, and Eugene Monroe all became first team all ACC selections and first round picks in the NFL draft under his tutelage, and Prince's efforts earned him coordinating duties in 2003. During his three seasons as a play caller, the Hoos finished 48th, 28th and 59th nationally in scoring offense, with Matt Schaub and Marques Hagans at quarterback. Prince ran a traditional style of offense, relying heavily on the ground game to set up deep play action passes, some what similar to what Rutgers has done over the years. The main difference though is he used a man run blocking scheme, which is different from the zone blocking Flood utilizes. As a play caller, Prince is very conservative, running a ton of draws on third downs.
Additionally, Prince is considered to be a very good recruiter, and he has some ties with in the state of Rutgers. While at Virginia, he was responsible for landing Ferguson, Albert (a 4 star prospect) and Monroe (a 5 star prospect), and they are from Long Island, Rochester and Plainfield, NJ respectively. At Kansas State, he loaded up on JUCO players, but he did land Freeman, who was a highly sought after recruit and unearth Collin Klien, who had no other FBS offers.
Prince is from Junction City, Kansas, and he played at Dodge City Community College and Appalachian State. He coached offensive lineman at Alabama A&M, South Carolina State, James Madison and Cornell prior to his time at Virginia.
Prince would be a pretty solid hire for the Scarlet Knights, but he's not really an ideal fit for a variety of reasons. Rutgers' problems on offense last season were being overly conservative and not properly developing Gary Nova, and Prince won't help in either area. He is an overly conservative play caller himself and would presumably not be very hands on with Nova. He would also probably have to take over Brock's other responsibility of coaching wide receivers, and that's not something he has ever done before. Prince is very capable of being a quality coordinator, he could help in recruiting, and he would probably be in for the long haul, but I just don't think he's a great fit for Rutgers right now.
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Rossel also reported on Friday
that former Virginia running back coach Mike Faragalli interviewed for
the offensive coordinator job at Rutgers. Faragalli was with the Cavaliers from 2010-2012, and he has 24 years of coordinating experience. He spent eight seasons at Bowling Green, and the Falcons lead the MAC in scoring offense in four of those seasons, and a decade at the FCS level with Lafayette and Richmond. He also has an extensive background coaching in the Canadian Football League, where he won a Grey Cup as a coordinator with the Hamilton Tigercats. In 1995, he was the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts
Faragalli turned down the offensive coordinator job at Boston College a year a go, and he was one of the many fall guys on the UVA staff after Mike London's squad disappointed in 2012. He is presumably versed in the traditional style of offense, and he has coached quarterbacks before. His background in Canada makes him an intriguing option, as that league is known for its creative, wide open offenses.
Faragalli turned down the offensive coordinator job at Boston College a year a go, and he was one of the many fall guys on the UVA staff after Mike London's squad disappointed in 2012. He is presumably versed in the traditional style of offense, and he has coached quarterbacks before. His background in Canada makes him an intriguing option, as that league is known for its creative, wide open offenses.
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