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17 Giovanni Rescigno

  • Position:
    QB
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    229
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Macomb Twp., Mich.
  • Highschool:
    De La Salle

Summary

Biography

2018 Paul Robeson Award
2018 Team Captain


2018 (Redshirt Senior): Played in seven games with one start at quarterback ... collected the Paul Robeson Award (12/2) for performance, leadership and dedication to the program ... completed 35 passes for 370 yards and one touchdown ... added 110 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards ... rushed for nine first downs ... started final collegiate game at Michigan State (11/24) and picked up 170 yards of total offense (109 passing, 61 rushing) with a touchdown pass ... entered at the end of the second quarter and played the rest of the way on Senior Day versus No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... rushed for 35 yards with a long of 18 against the Nittany Lions ... recorded a 19-yard reception against No. 4 Michigan (11/10) ... totaled 129 yards on 12 completions versus Buffalo (9/22) ... passed for 77 yards on seven completions at Kansas (9/15) ... played in the second half at No. 4 Ohio State (9/8) and totaled five completions, adding a 15-yard run to lead to a field goal ... voted a team captain.



2017 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in nine games with seven starts at quarterback ... completed 47 passes for 517 yards and two touchdowns ... added 153 yards on the ground with one rushing score ... recorded eight completions at Indiana (11/18) ... completed seven passes and ran for a team-high 57 yards at No. 14 Penn State (11/11) ... threw a go-ahead 23-yard passing touchdown in the fourth quarter and rushed for 54 yards with a nine-yard score in the win versus Maryland (11/4) ... passed for 101 yards on eight completions at Michigan (10/28) ... totaled nine completions with a 35-yard touchdown pass in the victory over Purdue (10/21) ... made first start of the season in the win at Illinois (10/14) and completed five passes for 89 yards to go with 41 rushing yards ... completed two passes and rushed for seven yards in action versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... made season debut in the win over Morgan State (9/16) and recorded a 19-yard rush.

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in seven games with starts in each of the last five games at quarterback ... went 86-for-153 passing for 889 yards and five touchdowns ... totaled 107 rushing yards with two scores ... led the team with 996 yards of total offense for the season ... recorded 22 completions for 203 passing yards in season finale at Maryland (11/26) ... completed seven passes versus No. 9 Penn State (11/19) ... threw for a 68-yard touchdown and ran for a one-yard score against Indiana (11/5), finishing with 258 passing yards ... made first career start at Minnesota (10/22) and went 22-of-38 for 220 yards passing with three touchdowns ... it was the most passing yards by a RU quarterback in their first career start since 2010 ... played in the second half against Illinois (10/15) and went 10-for-18 for 120 yards with a three-yard passing touchdown ... added 37 yards on the ground versus the Fighting Illini ... made collegiate debut in home opener against Howard (9/10) and rushed for a 42-yard touchdown on first career carry.

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.

2014 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... redshirted.

Prior to Rutgers: Played high school football at De La Salle for coach Paul Verska ... started at quarterback as a senior and totaled 1,396 passing yards with 15 touchdowns in nine games ... also rushed for 512 yards on the ground with five scores ... ran the pistol offense in high school, but also played under center at times ... left holding the school career passing percentage record at 54.3 percent ... named team MVP, Detroit Free Press Second Team All-Metro East, Second Team All-Macomb County and All-Catholic League as a senior ... played in the Ohio-Michigan All-Star Border Classic ... started as a wide receiver as a junior and sophomore, earning Central Division All-League honors in 2012 ... made three starts at quarterback as a junior and collected 309 yards of total offense in first start ... left holding school record for career punt average at 38.0 yards per kick in 36 attempts ... downed eight punts out of 19 inside the 20 as a senior ... a four-star prospect and the 21st-ranked quarterback nationally according to ESPN ... rated three stars by 247Sports ... also played high school basketball.

Personal: A communication major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    6'3" 240 lbs
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    2015Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'4" 225 lbs
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    2016Junior

    QB
    6'3" 224 lbs
    17
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    2017Redshirt Junior

    QB
    6'3" 228 lbs
    17
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    2018Redshirt Senior

    QB
    6'3" 229 lbs
    17
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