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PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Chris Ash has given Rutgers a face lift in his first seven months as the coach.The former Ohio State co-defensive coordinator has changed just about everything predecessor Kyle Flood did in a tenure that ended with a 4-8 season, a training camp engulfed in player arrests and the coach at the center of an academic scandal.One thing remains -- the quarterback question.Redshirt juniors Chris Laviano and Hayden Rettig are competing for starting quarterback again, along with TCU transfer Zach Allen.Laviano won the job last season and completed 61 percent of his passes for 2,247 yards, 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Rettig went 14-of-25 for 233 yards and two touchdowns in mop-up duty. The LSU transfer also started the season opener after Laviano was suspended of the first half of the season opener for breaking curfew and trying to use a fake ID during training camp.Both Ash and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Drew Mehringer have since praised Laviano for his leadership.Hes had a lot of turmoil, well-documented, things that go on in his life, Mehringer said. One of the things that we talked about with him -- not just from this past spring semester, but throughout the summer -- consistency has to be established in your life and he did that. This summer was a tribute to an individual trying to change his life and do things the right way and a credit to him.Laviano, who declined to speak after the spring game, was more affable this week. He cracked a few smiles and gave some lengthy answers to questions.Im more mature. I feel different. I am different in here and its a very positive place, Laviano said. I think honestly its the consistency off the field and on the field and in the facility. Its just coming every day to work, every day to the meeting room with a positive attitude, not getting in trouble off the field, just being a quarterback all year around.Laviano and Allen have been listed as the co-starters coming into camp this week, with Rettig and Giovanni Rescigno behind them.Allen spent more time at wide receiver than quarterback at TCU, completing just two passes. But Ash brought in Allen to throw a bomb in the room and create competition.Theyre the two that have earned it, Ash said of the first-team reps. Chris Laviano had a great summer. He was one of our most consistent players on the team -- not just in the quarterback position -- but just his work ethic, his attitude, his commitment to himself completely changed. He was fun to watch this summer, and he earned the right to go out and takes reps with the first team as the first quarterback.(Allen) also had a great summer and we thought it was the right thing to do to give him the opportunity to practice with the first team.Allen, a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining, didnt get the luxury of spring football. He finished his undergraduate degree at TCU in May and committed to Rutgers in June.Its my job coming in late to know the playbook, to get everything done that I needed to get done before camp starts, Allen said. And I feel like I put myself in a good opportunity or a good place to be able to compete for the job.Laviano is regarded as the most mobile option. Its an advantage in Mehringers power-spread offense, a major change from Rutgers pro-style offenseRettig is known for having the strongest arm and was a highly touted pro-style quarterback recruit. 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Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd.(STATS) -- The new FCS season already suggests it will have its share of twists and turns.All it took was one game -- top-ranked North Dakota State being pushed to overtime by Charleston Southern in the FCS Kickoff last Saturday -- to remind FCS nation how the season will be a roller coaster ride.NDSU quarterback Easton Stick may have improved to 9-0 as a starter, but the tight opener served as a reminder that, yes, the five-time reigning FCS champion Bison are replacing some key players, none bigger than the No. 2 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, Carson Wentz.The FCS keeps hosting an NDSU coronation in early January in Frisco, Texas, but the dynasty has to end at some point. All 125 FCS teams are ready to make the 2016 season memorable, and the first full weekend of action kicks off Thursday night.Nothing trumps the conference schedule during the regular season, and the interesting factor in many of the FCS races is the team picked to win the conference in its preseason poll will be going on the road against the team picked second, including North Dakota State in the Missouri Valley (Northern Iowa) and Charleston Southern in the Big South (Liberty).Its never an easy assignment. In the MEAC, preseason choice North Carolina A&T has to play at the two teams with whom it shared last years conference title, Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina Central. 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Last year, they hit hardest to title contenders in CAA Football, where quarterbacks John Robertson of Villanova (the 2014 FCS offensive player of the year) and Vad Lee of James Madison were lost to season-ending injuries.The unforeseen has already hit North Dakota State as All-America linebacker Nick DeLuca suffered a separated shoulder in the FCS Kickoff. The Bison hope it wont have a long-term effect.Its FCS season again -- fun, crazy and superb. ' ' '