AJ Blazek hired as Rutgers' offensive line coach

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) In a story Dec. 24 about Rutgers hiring an offensive line coach, The Associated Press reported erroneously the first name of the school's

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) In a story Dec. 24 about Rutgers hiring an offensive line coach, The Associated Press reported erroneously the first name of the school's head football coach. His name is Chris Ash.

A corrected version of the story is below:

AJ Blazek hired as Rutgers' offensive line coach

AJ Blazek hired as Rutgers' offensive line coach by Chris Ash

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - AJ Blazek has been hired as Rutgers' offensive line coach.

New coach Chris Ash announced the hiring Thursday, saying he has known Blazek for 15 years.

An offensive lineman at Iowa, Blazek spent the last three seasons as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Western Illinois. He also has worked at Winona State in Minnesota and Fort Hays State in Kansas.

Before he began his collegiate coaching career at Iowa, Blazek played two seasons for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League.