Tiquan Underwood

The View From Section 104 in Rutgers Stadium When pre-season prognosticators were penciling Rutgers to win the the Big East and go to the Orange or Sugar Bowls a mere ten or more days ago, I wasn't so sure....but I held my tongue (and my TWITTER page) lest I be accused of heresy by The Loyal Sons of Rutgers and burned in effigy at a town hall meeting somewhere in Central Jersey. My reasoning was though RU has a deep and experienced offensive line, the losses to to graduation or the NFL of qb Mike Teel, wr's Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood, and TE ... Read Full Story

Rutgers Running Back Joe Martinek After trailing at the half 13-10, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights stormed back to beat Maryland 34-10, scoring 24 unanswered second half points. RU scored two defensive touchdowns in a game for the first time in the Greg Schiano Era, and their stout defense produced five Maryland turnovers. Joe Martinek had two long TD runs for RU to seal the deal in the fourth quarter. I'll be back with more game analysis tomorrow in my regular 12 Hours Later feature, plus some comments about other activity in the Big East, including the big upset of Florida State by South Florida, ... Read Full Story

The Jaguars activated rookie wide receiver Tiquan Underwood from their practice squad to the 53-man roster. Underwood was the Jaguars’ seventh-round pick in this year’s draft. He was waived on Sept. 5 and signed to the club’s practice squad the next day. Read Full Story

2008 Papa Johns Bowl - Mike Teel Rescues Rutgers, Late Surge Upends North Carolina State, 29-23 It took Rutgers a long time to get warmed up-about halfway through the 4th quarter-but the Scarlet Knights, led by trusty quarterback Mike Teel, came from behind to beat North Carolina State 29-23 in the Papajohns.com Bowl Monday (12-29-08). Rutgers was down by 11 when “Comeback Mike” found Kenny Britt for a 42-yard scoring toss to give the Scarlet Knights the lead in the final quarter. Teel, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound, senior signal caller, completed 23 of 37 passes for 319 yards and the TD to Britt, who caught ... Read Full Story

Derek Cox Tiquan Underwood The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed cornerback Derek Cox and wide receiver Tiquan Underwood to contracts, leaving the team with three rookies unsigned as training camp nears. Cox and Underwood signed their deals today, three days before players are scheduled to report for camp. Cox, a third-round pick from William & Mary, could earn a starting spot this season. Underwood, a seventh-round pick from Rutgers, also is expected to contribute right away since Jacksonville got rid of receivers Jerry Porter, Matt Jones, Reggie Williams and Dennis Northcutt. First-round pick Eugene Monroe, second-rounder Eben Britton and third-rounder Terrance Knighton remain unsigned. © ... Read Full Story