Touted freshman back a no-show at Rutgers

By Darrell Laurant  |   Tuesday, July 29, 2008  |  Comments( 1 )

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Rutgers freshman running back Rashad White is missing in action. Or, missing in inaction.

The speed burner out of Teaneck, who rushed for 2,386 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior, was a no-show on campus this week, along with fellow recruits Malcolm Johnson (a wide receiver from Florida) and Kevin Egan (a defensive end from Connecticut).

Not that White and Johnson are really needed this season -- the Scarlet Knights are loaded with backs and wideouts -- but both figured prominently in the RU future. White has been clocked in under 4.3 for the 40, and Johnson (cousin of current wide receiver Tim Brown) was rated as the No. 37 WR in the country by one major scouting service.

The Newark Star-Ledger, chronicler of all things Rutgers, dug into the situation but was unable to find out if White and Johnson failed to qualify academically or just decided to go play somewhere else.

In Egan's case, he apparently decided to quit playing football.
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