It gets better with time.

The Scarlet Knights over the last two days landed two four-star recruits and two three-star prospects to a class that currently stands at 24 players heading into Wednesday’s National Signing Day.

With the additions of 6-foot-6 four-star wide receiver Brandon Coleman of Forestville, Md., and 5-10 four-star safety Rashad Knight of Jacksonville, Fla., the Knights are headed strong to the finish line.

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**Check out the Video Player at right later today for interviews with T.J. Clemmings of Paterson Catholic (Pittsburgh), Chris Fonti of Wayne Hills (Rutgers) and Mike Wills of Rutherford (Princeton). These guys combine to be 19 feet, 6 inches and 880 pounds of offensive and defensive linemen.

**Brooklyn Sal also has an interview with five-star DE Dominique Easley of Curtis High School on Staten Island, a top five national recruit.

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Coleman, who mentioned his close relationship with Rutgers QB Tommy Savage, also held offers from Boston College, Maryland, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. He is ranked No. 29 nationally among wideouts, according to Rivals.com

“He’s a tall, red-zone receiver,” CBS College Sports recruiting expert Tom Lemming said by phone. “He doesn’t have blazing speed. But he’ll be a good alley-oop option for Savage in the red zone.”

Knight, out of of Trinity Christian (Fla.) High School, is the No. 19 safety nationally, according to Rivals, but he will play CB at Rutgers. He chose the Knights over Michigan, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Purdue and West Virginia.

Lemming said Knight had the ability to play both wide receiver and cornerback, but “I like him more on defense.”

Rutgers also got a commitment from three-star S Jeremy Deering of Tampa, Fla, who chose the Knights over Florida State.

**For more Signing Day coverage, click on the Video Player at right for interviews from Tuesday with Rutgers OL Betim Bujari, the first member of the Class of 2010 to commit. The 6-4, 290-pound Bujari, out of Secaucus High, enrolled early and now lives on campus with fellow OL Frank Quartucci of Hamilton and Hofstra transfer Matt McBride. Bujari talks about his decision to come to Rutgers, his roommates and what his role may be in helping to replace departed OL Anthony Davis, Kevin Haslam and Ryan Blaszczyk.

**We also have interviews with West Virginia-bound LB Doug Rigg of Bergen Catholic and Syracuse commit Mario Tull, a WR/LB out of Brooklyn Xaverian. Mounties and Orange fans will want to check those out. Chris Melvin of EliteRecruits.com joined us in the SNY studio to provide his expert analysis.

**Check out SNY.tv on Wednesday for more interviews with Rutgers commit Chris Fonti, a 6-7, 305-pound OL from Wayne Hills; Pitt-bound DE T.J. Clemmings of Paterson Catholic; and Princeton-bound OL Mike Willis of Rutherford High School.

**Also tune in to SNY on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for more Signing Day coverage with SNY’s Chris Carlin, Aditi Kinkhabwala and myself. What more could you ask for?

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Joe Susan

A South River, N.J., native, Susan was the offensive line coach at Bucknell from 1981-88. He then became associate head coach for two seasons with the Bison. During his tenure at Bucknell, Susan recruited Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano to play for the Bison. He also recruited offensive lineman Jay Butler, Rutgers’ assistant director for strength and conditioning.

Susan, 54, spent one year as head coach at Davidson in 2000, leading the team to a 10-0 record. He joined Rutgers as the offensive line coach in 2001, the same year Schiano came to Rutgers.

Read the full story here.

And read Aditi’s story about how Rutgers must now fill the void left by Susan’s exit a week before National Signing Day.

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Cincinnati will play defending national champion Florida in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 in the Louisiana Superdome.

Sugar Bowl – Cincinnati vs. Florida, Jan. 1

International Bowl – South Florida vs. Northern Illinois, Jan. 2

PapaJohns.com Bowl – UConn vs. South Carolina, Jan. 2

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Brian Kelly is well versed in the debate about the college football national championship picture.

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***Undefeated Big East powers Cincinnati and South Florida are preparing for an Oct. 15 battle on ESPN. Read about it here.***

Greg Schiano says he’s “hoping” that true freshman QB Tom Savage will start Saturday against Texas Southern in the Homecoming game.

“I hope he does. He has been practicing for two days now. I guess the only way that would preclude him from playing is if something took a turn in the other direction. Right now, he is on the way up, Schiano said Monday.

Savage suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of the win against Florida International Sept. 19.

He sat out the Sept. 26 victory over Maryland, with fifth-year redshirt senior Dom Natale starting in his stead. 

Read this post for more on Schiano’s weekend recruiting visits.

BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Bill Stull • Sr. • QB • Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, Pa.

Stull completed 16 of 23 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 35-10 win at Louisville. He threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to help Pitt erase a 10-7 halftime deficit and directed scoring drives on four of the Panthers’ five second-half possessions. Stull has thrown 11 touchdown passes and just one interception this season and is ranked fifth nationally in pass efficiency (167.49).

BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Nate Allen • Sr. • S • USF • Cape Coral, Fla.

Allen led a USF defense that forced a school record seven turnovers in the Bulls’ 34-20 win at Syracuse. He had a team-high eight tackles and two interceptions. Allen leads the Bulls in tackles (29), interceptions (2) and passes defended (5) this season.

BIG EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Scott Kozlowski • Sr. • P • West Virginia • West Palm Beach, Fla.

Kozlowski helped protect the Mountaineers’ 35-24 win against Colorado by averaging 48 yards on four punts with a long of 56 yards. He hit two third-quarter punts from inside the West Virginia 20 that tipped the field position battle to Colorado’s side of the field and pinned the Buffaloes on their own 8-yard line on a fourth-quarter kick.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Alex Daniels, DE, Cincinnati — Had eight tackles and four sacks as part of Cincinnati’s 10-sack performance in a 37-13 win at Miami (Ohio).

Greg Romeus, DE, Pittsburgh — Had five tackles with 3.5 sacks in a 35-10 win at Louisville.

Carlton Mitchell, WR, USF — Had six receptions for career-highs of 139 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-20 win at Syracuse.

Mike Williams, WR, Syracuse — Had 186 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 13 receptions in a 34-20 loss to USF.

Noel Devine, RB, West Virginia — Ran for a career-high 220 yards with a touchdown on 22 carries in a 35-24 win against Colorado. 

(Photo courtesy John Munson, The Star-Ledger)

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Rutgers coach Greg Schiano isn’t shocked that South Florida went into Tallahassee and beat No. 18 Florida State Saturday in the first meeting between the schools.

“It doesn’t surprise me at all,” Schiano said Sunday.

“I think the Big East Conference is beyond having to prove themselves, yet it continues to be in the public eye that the Big East has to prove themselves. Well, again two weeks in a row now the Big East Conference continues to show that we play very good, hard-nosed football in this league and I don’t suspect that’s going to change anytime soon.”

Cincinnati and South Florida are two of the nation’s 13 teams with 4-0 records.

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The Knicks will head into training camp next week with two fan favorites officially locked up for the year.

A day after Nate Robinson reportedly agreed to a one-year deal — which was above his qualifying offer — the Knicks and forward David Lee came to terms on a one-year deal for $7 million plus a $1 million bonus if the team makes the postseason.

The story was first reported by Newsday.

“Yes, it’s for about $8 million,” Mark Bartelstein, Lee’s agent, said by phone.

Read the full story here.

And check out this feature on UConn tailback and New Brunswick, N.J. native Andre Dixon, now succeeding after a series of injuries and off-the-field issues.

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Dave Wannstedt wasn’t quite sure what he would get out of freshman linebacker Dan Mason in last Saturday’s game against Navy.

Freshmen are typically unpredictable. On and off the football field, who knows what they are capable of?

“You just don’t know with freshmen,” Wannstedt said on Monday in a conference call. “You see talent and you like them and you draw it on the board. Everybody’s excited and then all of a sudden they have to play. And some of them can handle it and some are just not ready, whether it be physically or mentally or emotionally.”

Read the full story here.

And read about how Rutgers players Joe Lefeged and Jourdan Brooks are returning home for Saturday’s tilt at Maryland.

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The Big East is still searching for respect.

The league won six of eight non-conference games this past weekend, yet No. 14 Cincinnati is the only Big East football team ranked in The Associated Press Top 25.

Cincinnati and Connecticut both scored impressive road wins, and Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida and Syracuse were all victorious at home.

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