Out with the old, in with the new

When it comes to spring practice, Mohamed Sanu is not a rookie.Unlike 28 of the other 29 members Cheap Rosetta Stone Software of last year's recruiting class, the sophomore enrolled early and participated in the Rutgers football team's spring practices last year.But during the 15-practice season, the Scarlet Knights' No. 1 wideout worked out at the position that he first tried with two practices remaining last spring.Sanu joined the Knights as a hard-hitting safety from South Brunswick. He earned the praise of head coach Greg Schiano at the position before a lack of depth at receiver forced his move to the offensive side of the ball.After the switch, the Most Valuable Player of the St. Petersburg Bowl never looked back until now, when a year of experience at wideout provides the foundation for Sanu to develop even more."I had to study a lot last year, during the spring and summer, looking at game tape in a new position for me," Sanu said. "Now, I have a year under my belt and I know what I'm doing. I know all the fundamentals that need to develop in my game, so I know what I need to do."Sanu learned the fundamentals and put them together for 51 receptions, 639 yards and three receiving touchdowns in his rookie campaign. Now comes the challenge: perfect those fundamentals as the only established player at a position full of uncertainty. Only four other wideouts claim receptions, combining for 13 catches, 174 yards and one score.But of those four players, three are sophomores. The position is young, talented and begging for someone to step up like Sanu did a year ago."It's exciting, because we know we have a lot to grow, but you just have to study a lot and make sure you have that playbook," the 6-foot-2, 215-pounder said. "We have a ton of guys freshmen coming in and a bunch Rosetta Stone American English of guys here. We just want to see everybody evolving their game, getting better each play and moving along."Of the 13 wideouts, 11 are sophomores or redshirt freshmen. In the summer, six true freshmen will join, including 6-foot-6 Brandon Coleman an Under Armour All-American with the potential to replicate Sanu's quick impact.Still, Sanu is the undoubted leader of the group following a pair of Rutgers' record-setters in Tennessee Titan Kenny Britt and NFL-hopeful Tim Brown in that role."I don't feel like that, I just see it as an opportunity to help the team out," Sanu said. "We have a couple guys around me and we can bring them all along so we, as a group, are all at that top level."For this group, speed and talent are not the issues putting it all together is."We're not where we need to be, especially with the details and route running," Schiano said early in the spring season. "I think [the competition is] going to be all through camp there are a lot of good players there and we're bringing some more in."In a competition with so much youth, it is only fitting that new wide receivers coach P.J. Fleck will not turn 30 until five days before the regular season finale at West Virginia."I love coach Fleck that guy's the man," Sanu said. "He's real energetic. It's not that he's young, he just knows a lot about the game. He's been there, done that. He knows what happens and how to prepare for every situation."Although Sanu is the most experienced Rosetta Stone Software of the Knights' wideouts, he is still learning. But the youth movement, which works closely with a certain sophomore quarterback named Tom Savage, is reason for excitement."Savage is a great player, Mohamed's a [sophomore] and this connection we all have is going to be good for the future," said sophomore Mark Harrison, who caught a touchdown pass at Connecticut last season. "We definitely feel like we have something going there."