Jerry Kill's plan to fix the Rutgers offense is simple.

It's to simplify.

A playbook that hasn't shown many deep passes and only recently expanded to include looks like a shovel pass, bubble screens and a double-pass is about to shrink down.

"We have to become more consistent at what we do," Kill said. "As bad as we got beat (by Ohio State), there's times we moved the ball. But then either it's a penalty or two guys not getting the job done and the other nine are doing a good job. In offensive football, you can't do that."

Rutgers ranks No. 13 out of 14in the Big Ten in scoring offense and total offense. The next game is Oct. 14 against Illinois, which ranks No. 14 in both categories.

"What do you do to fix that?" Kill asked rhetorically. "You cut back. You look at yourself and say, 'These guys can't do all this, so we better cut back and get more repetition at smaller things. Run the same damn play over and over and over so you get better at it. Maybe these kids can't handle all the stuff being thrown at them.''"

Rutgers is rotating three true freshmen at wide receiver (Hunter Hayek, Bo Melton andEverett Wormley), one at running back (Raheem Blackshear) and one at quarterback (Johnathan Lewis). Center Mike Maietti is a redshirt freshman.

While Lewis, Hayek and Blackshear have seen their in-game snap counts go up, Wormley and Melton have seen a decrease. Both have just one catch through five games.

"I've been through this at five different schools," Kill said. "It's just a deal where they need confidence. They need to have some success. As I said when I was coaching in the press box, 'Just keep coaching.' That's all you can do."

Kill's decision to move off the field and to an eye-in-the-sky view against Ohio State is an example of Rutgers trying new things to jumpstart the offense.

"We've got to get more repetitions at the things we're doing well -- because there is a few things we're doing well -- and stick to those," Kill said, "Forget all the other crap. Stick with a small package and execute it and cut down on the mistakes, penalties and dumb things."

Redshirt senior quarterback Kyle Bolin still is leading the way in practice reps during the bye week as Rutgers quiets talk of a possible quarterback controversy.

"Anything in life, if it gets too big and you can't handle it, you need to lower it," Kill said. "If you run a company, same thing. If people aren't getting things done, you have to compact what they are doing so they will do something well."

The rushing attack was supposed to be the backbone of Rutgers' offense, with a stable of backs to spell each other and offer complementary skills.

"I think right now, to be honest, we'll have a good running play, we'll have a good running play, then we'll have a penalty," Kill said. "Then we'll have a good running play, then we'll have a couple guys who don't make mental errors but they don't get their guy cut off (on a block)."

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