Chris Ash has made a decision.

He's just not telling yet.

The Rutgers coach said he has determined who will be the Scarlet Knights' starting quarterback for the Sept. 1 season opener against Texas State, but he declined to name that player after practice Thursday because he has not yet informed the three quarterbacks in the running.

Instead, Ash said he plans to make the announcement on Friday.

All signs point to true freshman Artur Sitkowski getting the nod, but redshirt senior Gio Rescigno and sophomore Johnathan Lewis remain in the mix for now.

Ash said Rutgers will have a game dress rehearsal Saturday, one week before kickoff against the Bobcats. So it stands to figure the starting quarterback will officially take command of the huddle then following a Friday walkthrough.

"We'll sit down here after this scrimmage, have some conversations and see where we're at," Ash said after the Fan Appreciation Day scrimmage on Aug. 18.

"There's no set date to say this guy or that guy is our starting quarterback. We'll do it when we're comfortable with it and feel like someone has been consistent and taken ownership of the football team. But we have to have some serious conversations. We have to do it fairly soon. We're not going to wait until actual game-week to do it."

Ash named Kyle Bolin the starting quarterback last season on Aug. 21, 2017. Chris Laviano got the nod on Aug. 22, 2016 during Ash's first season at Rutgers. The third quarterback decision will now be announced on Aug. 24.

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