Rutgers offensive coordinator John McNulty hinted at a new offensive scheme, saying last spring his playbook would evolve “a little bit in terms of who we have.’’

“In terms of what we have for personnel,’’ McNulty said, “I think we’re going to try to spread it out a little more.’’

It was an interesting statement considering McNulty has long favored running a Pro-style scheme.

But here’s what Rutgers fans should know eight days into training camp: the Scarlet Knights’ offense is, once again, a spread scheme.

So get ready to see three- or four-wideout sets, a H-back instead of a fullback, and plenty of option-style plays executed by the quarterback out of the shotgun.

Gerry DiNardo, an analyst for the Big Ten Network, got a glimpse of Rutgers’ offense Friday and he came away impressed.

“If they get good quarterback play, if the o-line play is better than last year, it’ll be an improved offense,’’ DINardo told NJ Advance Media in a post-practice interview. “Plus getting out of the Pro offense will be a tremendous help. I don’t know anybody that can line up in Pro formation nowadays even if they have the best personnel if they go up against an adequate defense. For the first time in the history of football the pros have taken something from college and that’s the offense. It’s always trickled down. Now it’s trickled up. So why do you run the Pro formation? If you have the best personnel it doesn’t work. And if you have less than the best personnel then it’s a recipe for disaster.’’

While Ash has listed offensive line as an area of concern for his team this summer, DiNardo said he believes the blocking unit “can be better than a weakness for sure.’’

“I think Coach Pete (Rossomando) does a good job with them. That’s important,’’ DiNardo said, referring to Rutgers’ first-year offensive line coach. “You line up in the spread and there’s one less guy in the box so that means there’s less constriction at the point of attack. When you’re in that spread formation, when you’re optioning somebody you gain a blocker. So I think for those three reasons the offensive line is going to be better. Personnel-wise, they’re a little deeper, they’re a little better coached, and I think the (spread) formation will be a big help.’’

These two plays from the Big Ten Network’s campus tour stop Friday are indicative of what Rutgers fans should expect:

In this one, you see two tailbacks and a quarterback playing a game of option-style trickery.

The ⁦@RFootball⁩ staff is really high on true frosh Aaron Young, who had a number of other Big Ten offers. Feel he adds a similar dimension to Raheem Blackshear. Will play a significant role this year. Very impressive so far today. pic.twitter.com/ozFzYt8OSN — Dave Revsine (@BTNDaveRevsine) August 9, 2019

In this one, you see quarterback Art Sitkowski fake the ball to the running back and take it to paydirt in an option keeper.

Sitkowski showing off the wheels. pic.twitter.com/8jprFC6hni — Dave Revsine (@BTNDaveRevsine) August 9, 2019

“They have to settle on quarterback, the o-line is deeper and should be better, and the backfield and the receivers are okay,’’ DiNardo said. “I’m all-in on their offense if the o-line and the quarterback come along. If that happens, I think they’ll be improved.’’

As for the quarterback competition that features Sitkowski attempting to hold off Texas Tech transfer McLane Carter for his starting spot, DiNardo said he couldn’t “pick one off today’s practice.’’

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“You never know about a quarterback (from training camp),’’ said DiNardo, a former head coach at Vanderbilt, LSU and Indiana. “I can remember having a three-man quarterback battle, and what you don’t know about a quarterback is how they’re going to look at a rush during a game when they can look downfield at the coverage all (training camp) because they’re not allowed to get hit. There was a play today with Art and there were people all over him. But he knew we wasn’t going to get hit, so he stood right in there and he threw the ball.

“So I think we’ll need to see both these guys getting game-reps. I know that’s not how you traditionally want to do it. But if you pick the right guy, you’re okay. But if you pick the guy who isn’t playing as good as he practiced then you have to give the other guy a chance to see if he’s going to look downfield or he’s going to be okay (against) the rush. But I’ll say this: I think they’re better right now than they were a year ago at quarterback.’’

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