Will Dylan Lonergan start at QB for Rutgers football vs. Boston College?

Quarterback was a major question mark throughout spring practice and training camp for Rutgers football as Dylan Lonergan battled AJ Surace for the starting job before ultimately winning it

Now after just one game, it’s a question mark once again.

Lonergan had an uneven performance in the Scarlet Knights‘ stunning 37-21 season-opening loss to UMass on Thursday, Sept. 3, but beyond that an injury he suffered in the fourth quarter has thrown more uncertainty onto his status for Rutgers’ Friday game at Boston College – Lonergan’s former team.

Lonergan finished 16-of-29 passing for 242 yards with two touchdowns against the Minutemen, but he also threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball away.

Rutgers’ offensive line didn’t make it easy

Rutgers’ offensive line didn’t make it easy on him either, too often getting pushed around by UMass’ defensive front (the Minutemen finished with five sacks).

Surace relieved Lonergan late in the fourth quarter, but coach Greg Schiano said afterwards it wasn’t performance-related.

“Dylan was removed because of injury,” Schiano said. “That wasn’t a performance substitution. Something happened there in that last drive before he came out.”

There’s been no update on Lonergan’s status since

There’s been no update on Lonergan’s status since the game – Schiano next addresses reporters Tuesday at his news conference to preview the Boston College game.

Still, it’s not likely Schiano will make any declaration regarding Lonergan’s status.

Lonergan’s return to Boston College to face his former team became a major storyline as soon as he had officially earned the job as Rutgers’ QB1 the week before the season opener.

The Georgia native had a tumultuous year last season for the Eagles, who finished just 2-10. Lonergan played in 10 games (nine starts), going 190-of-284 passing (66.9 percent) for 2,025 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Lonergan lost his starting job during the season

Lonergan lost his starting job during the season before getting it back toward the end – he ultimately left the program and transferred to Rutgers, who needed to replace Athan Kaliakmanis.

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That began an intense competition with Surace, now in his third season with the Scarlet Knights.

Schiano said it was a tight battle throughout the spring and training camp, making it difficult for he and offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca to anoint a winner.

The job ultimately went to Lonergan.

It wasn’t any one scrimmage or one practice,

“It wasn’t any one scrimmage or one practice, it was a cumulative body of work from when he arrived in January to now,” Schiano said the week of the UMass game. “They really made it hard on me, he and AJ, because they both performed very well in that whole stretch of time. But we had to make a decision.”

Surace against UMass completed six of his nine pass attempts for 77 yards with one touchdown, a six-yard pass to KJ Duff with just less than two minutes remaining.

Will Lonergan be healthy enough to face his former team?

Or will Surace get a chance to make his first collegiate start?

Rutgers only had a clear-cut answer to its quarterback situation briefly – before more uncertainty fell upon the position.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press:Will Dylan Lonergan start at QB for Rutgers football vs. Boston College?

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