Rutgers football made an impression on Jack Hines during weekend visit
Jack Hines made another visit to Rutgers football over the weekend. The time spent with the coaching staff stood out to Hines, who is one of the top offensive linemen in the nation.
Hines has emerged as a priority recruit for Rutgers football and head coach Greg Schiano over the last month. An offensive tackle at Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT), Hines is ranked the No. 8 prospect in Connecticut by 247Sports and the No. 64 offensive tackle in the nation.
He is a three-star recruit with recent offers including North Carolina as well as Florida State,
Recently, Hines was quite positive about his relationship with new offensive line coach Pat Flaherty, who won two Super Bowl titles with the New York Giants, as well as offensive line assistant Scott Vallone.
“It was great,” Hines told Rutgers Wire on Monday. “Coach Barr (assistant coach P.J. Barr) and coach Vallone were showing us around got to see everything. Coach Flats (Flaherty) went through my film with me and I got a meeting with coach Schiano.”
Hines said that Rutgers football will be one of his official visits.
Rutgers is rebuilding their offensive line and the offseason hire of Flaherty is a huge part of it. The 66-year old comes with lots of experience, having spent two decades in the NFL including his two Super Bowl rings win as offensive line coach with the Giants.
Shaun O’Hara was the starting center with the Giants in 2009 for Flaherty’s first Super Bowl win with the organization. He thinks that Flaherty and his NFL experience is going to help boost an offensive line that has struggled the past three years.
Hines enjoyed the time to review film and get insight into his development.
“I was with coach Vallone all day and I got to sit down with them and go over my film,” Hines said, “I really feel like I have a good connection with them.”
Hines is visiting Boston College and Wake Forest in the middle of March.
