Business is about to pick up at Rutgers where coach Chris Ash is expected to make a splash hire at in Nunzio Campanile, sources said. Campanile, the long-time head coach of Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic, is expected take his talents to the Big Ten as an offensive assistant coach for the Scarlet Knights.

Campanile would replace the departing Jafar Williams on the Rutgers coaching staff. He elevates to the college level fresh off a dominating championship with for the Crusaders against Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep at MetLife Stadium. Campanile joins the staff as running backs coach, which allows assistant Lester Erb to work with receivers after he impressed during year one at Rutgers.

Campanile's ties to the North Jersey football scene go back to birth, and represent an advantage in an area where Rutgers has been inconsistent in recent years. Between nine years as Bergen Catholic's head coach and another decade as Greg Toal's offensive coordinator at Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep. He played high-school football for his father at Paramus (N.J.) Catholic.

Rutgers dressed two former Campanile players during Ash's tenure in wide receiver John Tsimis and LB/DB Talib Abdur-Ra'Oof. Brother Anthony Campanile coached both tight ends and wide receivers under the previous regime, and now coaches defensive backs at Boston College.

Campanile would join offensive coordinator John McNulty and defensive line coach Corey Browns as new additions on Ash's staff.