Grant scores 3 touchdowns, Laviano throws 3, Rutgers wins

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- With new coach Chris Ash and Rutgers facing a major embarrassment in a supposed step-down game, Janarion Grant showed why he is the Scarlet Knights' most exciting player. Grant scored three touchdowns and Rutgers overcame an early scare against Howard in posting a 52-14 victory on Saturday, giving Ash his first win. Grant resurrected a stunned Rutgers (1-1) from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit with an 84-yard kickoff return , and he was in the center of a 21-point third quarter with touchdown runs of 58 and 21 yards. "Can't say enough about Janarion Grant and what he brings to the offense and to special teams," Ash said. "He's right now our most electric player and we can't get the ball in his hands enough. Obviously the big kickoff return helped us generate some momentum there in the first half when things were bleak.