Rutgers University, located in Piscataway, New Jersey, is about 40 miles from New York City. The Huskies begin their 2017 season there on Friday, and if all goes well, UW quarterback Jake Browning could find himself back in the area come December.
In Times Square. At the Heisman Trophy presentation.
Teammates, coaches and national college football experts believe Browning could have the same kind of season as he did in 2016 when he threw for 3,430 yards and a school-record 43 touchdowns in claiming Pac-12 offensive player of the year honors. Doing that again – or something close to it or better – would likely put Browning in contention for the sport’s biggest award.