During the first nine months of Chris Ash‘s tenure as Rutgers head coach, the former Ohio State defensive coordinator hadn’t been forced to pull the trigger on dismissing a player. Thursday, the first-time head coach squeezed and pulled.
Dontae Owens, RU announced, has been dismissed from Ash’s football program. No reason was given for the forced separation.
NJ.com writes that, "[l]ike most anywhere, all Rutgers football players are held to a code of conduct that applies to team and student-athlete rules.”
Owens was a three-star member of the Scarlet Knights’ 2015 recruiting class, rated as the No. 31 player at any position in the state of Pennsylvania. He played in two games late in his true freshman season, mainly on special teams.
This offseason and on into summer camp, the wide receiver couldn’t dent the two-deep depth chart.