St. John Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.) senior offensive tackle Micah Clark was up close and personal for Rutgers' 78-0 blowout loss to Michigan.

When a team faces a tough loss, the first thing fans usually think about is whether the school's commits are still on board. And Clark provided a swift answer, courtesy of Rutgers.247Sports.com: He is. Fully.

"Us guys in this class, when we committed to Rutgers we knew this year wouldn't go great. We knew this was a process. But we want to be a part of this process," Clark told Rutgers247. "If the guys in this class wanted the easy way out, we wouldn't have committed to Rutgers. But we want to build our state team into a great college program and we are excited for the journey and for the rebuilding process."

A 6-4, 275-pounder, Clark is a four-star recruit with offers from Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and others. His length, explosion, flexibility and the pad has catapulted him into one of the country's top recruits

But unlike many youngsters who live in an instant gratification society, Clark is grounded and can see a light at the end of the tunnel.

"I have just been telling them to look at the big picture," said Clark, who will enroll at Rutgers in the spring along with his brother and fellow SJV offensive lineman Jamaal Beaty. "I tell them to look at the picture of you, the Jersey kids, staying in New Jersey and building that tradition. We are starting that in 2017 and I keep telling the guys in 2018 and 2019 that they can continue that and help turn Rutgers into something special."

And something special will take time to build, Clark believes.

"We are here looking to build a program," he said. "It doesn't happen overnight and we know that, but we don't care. We rep our state and we are going to be a part of the group of guys that changes things here at Rutgers."

Clark's mother Lorraine Beaty appears to feel the same way. She could be seen sitting in the front section around the 40-yard line or so in rain gear with family and friends deep into the third quarter when the game had long been decided in Michigan's favor.

And she still had a smile on her face.

Clark is ranked the No. 2 player in the NJ.com Top 50, N.J.'s official list of top football recruits.

NJ.com also got in touch with 4-star Rutgers linebacker commit Tyshon Fogg, from Calvert Hal (Baltimore, Md.), who says he's also sticking with Rutgers and vows to help turn things around, despite a "rough" game.

Markquese Bell, an official visitor at Rutgers this past weekend, also said he was unfazed by Michigan's rout of Rutgers.

Stick with NJ.com as we will provide recruit reactions from Saturday's game throughout the day.

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