FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
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spent the first two years of his NFL career firmly in the background of the Tom
Brady Show, a role as the understudy least likely to be used.If he needed any
reminder of that status, he got it Thursday when he was greeted by cheers as he
walked onto the field for his third NFL training camp. Only, the applause was
directed at the guy he will be replacing for the first month of the
season.Brady! Brady! Brady! fans bellowed as Garoppolo and his teammates trotted
on the field.There was a fleeting moment last season when the spot Garoppolo now
finds himself in nearly played itself out.Brady had just launched a legal
challenge of a four-game suspension handed down by the league for what it said
was his role in a scheme to illegally deflate footballs used in the 2015 AFC
championship game.Garoppolo arrived at camp prepared to step in as the starter,
though that evaporated a week before the regular season when the NFLs punishment
was overturned in court. Brady was allowed to play while his case continued to
wind through the courts.A year later the final gavel sounded on Deflategate when
a federal court reinstated Bradys four-game suspension and the MVP quarterback
reluctantly accepted his ban.It meant that this time Garoppolo walked onto the
field knowing that barring a major development over the next month, he will make
his first NFL regular-season start when the Patriots open their 2016 schedule at
Arizona.As dizzying as the last year-plus has been, Garoppolo says hes embracing
the excitement of the moment.Thats why we play the game, he said. We play to get
out there and get your opportunity, and when it comes youve got to be ready for
it.To most Patriots fans, the 24-year-old is still largely a mystery.Garoppolo
has appeared in just 11 games over his first two years, completing 20 passes
with one touchdown. Its probably why the packed bleachers at Thursdays practice
erupted when he channeled his inner Brady during a drill by threading a pass in
the back of the end zone to Rob Gronkowski. His former college coach, Dino
Babers, compared Garoppolos release to that of Hall of Famer Dan Marino.While he
certainly wasnt rooting for Brady to be sidelined, Garoppolo recognizes what is
immediately ahead.Its a great opportunity. You gotta go out there, take
advantage of it, Garoppolo said. You dont get many opportunities in this league.
You might only get one, so you gotta make the best of it.Gronkowski said the
only thing coach Bill Belichick has said about the quarterback situation is
Garoppolo would start the first four games and Brady would take back over after
that. Gronkowski said that clarity has helped void any uncertainty.Were super
confident in whoevers in there and thats what practice is for, thats what
training camp is for, for everyone to get on the same page, he said.For now,
offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said the plan during camp is to make sure
all three quarterbacks get plenty of reps, with now specified first- or
second-team designations. That was the case Thursday, with both Brady and
Garoppolo taking snaps with likely starters.Belichick says he wants all three
quarterbacks on the roster to be game-ready, including rookie Jacoby Brissett.I
think we have a good situation, Belichick said. We have three players we want to
work with. Look, in some other years Ive seen teams that probably dont feel like
they have anybody, or maybe they have one. ... Well just see how it plays
out.While it could be just a byproduct of the role he now is in, Garoppolo found
a more than normal gaggle of autograph seekers and people wearing his No. 10
jersey as he left the field Thursday. Its big change for a fan base that once
had trouble pronouncing or spelling his name.Will this new spotlight help with
that?Its a tough one, Garoppolo said, so well see.---AP NFL website:
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signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against
Minnesota. PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers first-year coach Chris Ash doesnt care
that No. 9 Penn State has a chance to win the Big Ten Conference title, and he
has even less interest in seeing his Scarlet Knights play the role of spoiler on
Saturday night.All Ash cares about is that this is Rutgers final home game and
he wants his seniors to go out with a win.It has nothing to do with going to
bowl game or anything like that.The Scarlet Knights (2-8, 0-7) arent going
anywhere this year. Its been a tough first season with the former Ohio State
co-defensive coordinator as their coach. They have not been very competitive, so
knocking off Penn State (8-2, 6-1) would make their season.Were not talking
about spoilers, Ash said. Were playing for ourselves and were playing for our
seniors. Were playing to try to get better. But this week it is about the
seniors. We have a lot of them. A lot of them that have done a tremendous amount
of positive things here at Rutgers.Rutgers will have to improve to be
competitive this week. It has lost seven in a row, including a 49-0 loss to
struggling Michigan State last weekend. The results have been even worse against
the conferences elite. It was beaten 58-0 by No.2 Ohio State and 78-0 by No. 4
Michigan.Ohio State and Michigan are currently tied with Penn State for first
place in the Big Ten East. If the Nittany Lions can beat Rutgers and Michigan
State in their final two games, and Michigan were to lose one of its last two,
they would win the division.This is going to be an emotional game, Penn State
coach James Franklin said. There are a lot of ties on both sides. Theyre going
to come out being aggressive in how they call the game, the decisions they make
and how their players play. We want to start fast each week, because we want to
start fast each week, and thats going to give us the best chance to be
successful consistently. No other things factor into it. Its the best thing to
do to give us the best channce to be successful.
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BARKLEY: The Nittany Lions running back has run for 733 yards and six touchdowns
in the last five games. He leads the Big Ten with 1,113 yards rushing. The
problem is Barkley, who ran for 195 yards and two TDs in the game against
Rutgers last year, took a couple of big hits as Indiana loaded the box last
week. Franklin might decide to take some of the load off Barkley and let
freshmen Miles Sanders and Andre Robinson get more carries.RUTGERS D LINE: With
Penn States offensive line in flux because of injuries, defensive tackle Darius
Hamilton and end Julian Pennix-Odrick will be looking to make a statement in
their final home games. Hamilton has 43 tackles and a half sack in overcoming a
knee injury that caused him to miss almost all of last season. Pinnix-Odrick has
41 tackles and a team-high 4? sacks.BIG CATCHES: Tight end Mike Gesicki has
stepped up in the last two games despite playing on a sore ankle. He has had
nine catches for 153 yards, including five for 88 yards last weekend. He has
career highs of 37 catches for 499 yards, including four for more than 40 yards.
The junior is tied for the Big Ten lead and tied for No. 9 nationally in
receptions by a tight end. He ranks No. 1 in the conference and fifth in the FBS
in receiving yards by a tight end.AUTOMATIC: Placekicker Tyler Davis has yet to
miss a kick that has not been blocked in his career. He is 24-for-26 on field
goal attempts, with both misses being blocks. He has also made all 46 of his PAT
attempts. He is a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which goes to the
nations top kicker.---Freelancer Travis Johnson in State College, Pennsylvania,
contributed to this report.---More AP college football:
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