When you're from New Jersey Rutgers football is huge, according to MSU senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun Rutgers is like Alabama to the guys growing up in New Jersey.
“Growing up in New Jersey, (Rutgers) was one of the bigger universities in my eyes," Calhoun said. "When you come from New Jersey it is Alabama to you.”
Calhoun was just a three-star recruit from Middletown, New Jersey coming out of high school. Now, the All-American and former Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year is projected as a first round pick in next years draft.