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South Jersey sophomore LB Tirek Austin-Cave earns 1st offer from Rutgers

Recently, Rutgers delved deep into South Jersey to extend an offer to a sophomore linebacker who can really run. Camden Catholic's (Cherry Hill, N.J.) Tirek Austin-Cave is a 6-1, 200-pounder coming off a productive 2017 season, where he accumulated 99 tackles, five tackles for loss, an interception, four pass break-ups and a fumble recovery. He also generated 74 rushing yards and a score on the way to an 8-2 record, despite a first round playoff loss to St. John Vianney.

But who is Austin-Cave, really? Find out in our Q&A, below.

“I was in class and I got a call to my classroom.