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Pat Hobbs: Nick Suriano's NCAA final run shows 'this is a different Rutgers'

CLEVELAND -- Nick Suriano didn't win Rutgers' first individual NCAA championship in 15 years on Saturday night. But athletics director Pat Hobbs believes his appearance in the 125-pound national wrestling final is yet another sign the tide is changing for the Scarlet Knights across all sports.

"We keep showing everyone, and what I keep saying to everyone is, 'We're coming,'" Hobbs told NJ Advance Media after Suriano's 5-1 loss to Iowa's Spencer Lee at the NCAA Championships.

"This is a different Rutgers, and we're not going to lay down for anybody.