New Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano, Josh Freeman have a history together

By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer
Friday, January 27, 2012

TAMPA — New Bucs coach Greg Schiano and his quarterback have a history together, having met on the same field five years ago at perhaps Schiano's highest point at Rutgers — and a turning point for Josh Freeman in his development at Kansas State.

Schiano's No. 16 ranked Rutgers team faced Freeman in the 2006 Texas Bowl, dominating Kansas State 37-10 to finish with an 11-win season. The Wildcats (7-6) saw their only touchdown on special teams, and Freeman threw for only 129 yards, with one of his two interceptions returned for a touchdown on the first play of the second half.

"He was a freshman, and I can remember preparing for the bowl game, being scared to death: 'If this guy breaks out of the pocket, we are in trouble,' " Schiano said Friday as he was introduced as the ...



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