Rutgers football is expected to finally kick-off spring practice next week at the earliest after COVID-19 cases caused a delay.

Head coach Greg Schiano is entering his second season back at the helm of the Scarlet Knights, who went 3-6 a year ago. Rutgers did not have a spring practice or a full training camp heading into the 2020 campaign, yet the team saw significant improvement and a culture change for the better.

In the past, TKR has dished out a feature called "3-2-1", but instead, this preview for spring ball will consist of an expended version of the post starting the countdown at five.

To get you all set for the 15 practices that are ensuing, here are five potential breakout players, four questions to be answered, three things to watch, two freshmen to keep an eye out on, and one prediction.

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